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About the Role

As a key member of the Engineering team, you will lead the design and development of custom code for products and programs in the R-PNT portfolio, ensuring reliability, safety, and robustness. You will design embedded software for next-generation R-PNT technology for government and military customers, extending legacy hardware or developing new custom designs.

Responsibilities

Designs and implements software for embedded systems and software applications in C and C++.
Serves as the lead on project teams to design software to meet customer requirements and performs systematic testing.
Anticipates future engineering needs and improvements to existing system designs and incorporates these capabilities and current work.
Leads software estimation efforts.
Participates in final qualification of deliverables including validation of documentation.
Analyzes and corrects assigned defects, performs system failure analysis, and provides corrective action.
Contributes to overall software team success by developing, training and holding others accountable to software and technology best practices.
Design and develops prototypes to validate new concepts.
Reports status and shares knowledge with management or other team members.
Reports progress and risks to Engineering project management.
Analyzes project requirements and develops work breakdown, leads others in the successful execution of the technical work packages as assigned.
Authors technical specifications and reviews others work for clarity and completeness.
Serves as a primary contact with suppliers or customers.
May perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Computer Engineering.
Minimum of 6 years of experience in a related role.
Candidates may be considered in lieu of degree with strong experience in C/C++.
Ability to think conceptually and communicate cross-functionally.
The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
The ability to remain poised under all circumstances, and to interact effectively with people in a positive manner that engenders confidence and trust.
Ability to reason logically and make sound decisions, to consider alternative and diverse perspectives, to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Ability to interact appropriately with a variety of individuals including customers/clients.
The person in this position needs to have an ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time.
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
Ability to be agile and have fun!

Skills

C
C++
Qt
Linux
Embedded Systems
SQL
Networking protocols
Git
Git Atlassian
GitHub
GitLab
Python
Cake-PHP or similar framework
Jenkins
Docker
Dev Ops

Location

Office

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum of 6 years of experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Computer Engineering

About the Company

Safran Federal Systems has been awarded as a Winner of the USA Today and Rochester Metro Area Top Workplaces 2026 Award.
We’re the world leader in Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (R-PNT) solutions that improve the reliability, performance, and safety of critical high-risk operations, even in GPS/GNSS denied environments.
We provide virtually fail-safe GNSS and PNT solutions for military and commercial applications worldwide.
In 2022, Safran acquired Orolia, now Safran Trusted 4D, the world leader in Resilient PNT.
At the intersection of critical infrastructure and national defense, Safran Trusted 4D solutions govern and protect the integrity of systems that shape the world.
In early 2019, Orolia Defense & Security spun off as a separate entity from its parent company Orolia, with the mission of providing resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) solutions and custom engineering services to U.S. Government agencies, U.S. Defense organizations, and their contractors.
In August of 2019, Safran Federal Systems acquired Talen-X, a U.S. company specializing in advanced GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Simulation solutions and Interference, Detection, and Mitigation (IDM) technologies.
Talen-X's portfolio was an ideal fit and has helped to enhance Safran FS's overall offerings.
The acquisition enabled Talen-X's existing resources, operations, and capabilities to be scaled and accelerated to better support the warfighter.
Safran Federal Systems operates as a proxy-regulated company, Free of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI).
As such, Safran FS Defense & Security is approved to work on the full spectrum of U.S. Government classified and unclassified projects and is positioned to support strategic partnerships in the development of key PNT technologies for the defense market.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.