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Salary: USD 150,000 - 190,000 / annual
Red 6 is an innovative augmented reality (AR) technology startup specializing in synthetic air combat training. The company's ATARS (Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality System) product enables pilots to simulate cognitive challenges of flying while accessing realistic, scalable training in dynamic outdoor environments.
You will join as a Staff Software Architect (Level 4), an individual contributor role responsible for defining, implementing, and evolving software architectures across Red 6's ATARS product portfolio and future software platforms. This is a hands-on technical leadership position that works closely with Engineering leadership, Product Management, Chief Engineers, Systems Engineering, and Program teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Define, document, and evolve software architectures for ATARS and future software-enabled products
- Lead architectural designs across embedded software, real-time rendering and operations, simulation, mission systems, networking, cloud infrastructure, edge computing, AI/ML services, and user applications
- Design for mission-critical performance requirements: latency, determinism, scalability, cybersecurity, reliability, maintainability, and operational resiliency
- Align software architecture with system architecture, technical baselines, product roadmaps, interfaces, and verification plans in collaboration with Chief Engineers and Systems Engineering
- Develop modular, scalable, and reusable software architectures supporting MOSA, OMS/UCI, FACE, and other applicable defense standards
- Implement and certify safety-critical code to DO-178, AC 17-01, or similar standards
- Establish and promote software design standards, architectural patterns, interface and API practices, code quality expectations, and secure software development lifecycle practices
- Contribute to modernization efforts including containerization, cloud-native services, DevSecOps, CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code, and software factory practices
- Collaborate with Systems Engineering on Digital Engineering, MBSE, requirements traceability, interface management, and verification planning
- Support customer engagements, proposal development, and technical discussions as needed
The role involves back-end code development for open mission systems, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and safety-critical code as necessary.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related STEM discipline
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including significant expertise in software architecture or technical leadership roles
- Software development and architecture experience in aerospace or similarly complex integrated hardware/software systems
- Experience with embedded systems, distributed computing, cloud platforms, and real-time applications
- Experience developing software for flight-critical, safety-critical, or mission-critical systems; familiarity with DO-178 and/or AC 17-01 strongly preferred
- Understanding of microservices, event-driven architectures, distributed systems, containerized applications, and edge computing
- Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, secure software development practices, and modern software delivery methods
- Experience with embedded Linux, RTOS, networking, GPU computing, and high-performance software architectures
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's degree in relevant technical discipline
- Experience developing software for AR, VR, MR, or advanced visualization systems
- Experience with real-time graphics engines, rendering pipelines, GPU programming, or computer vision
- Experience architecting AI/ML-enabled software platforms supporting autonomy, synthetic training, or mission applications
- Experience with OMS, FACE, MOSA, CMOSS, or similar DoD standards
- Experience with Kubernetes, cloud-native infrastructure, hybrid cloud, and edge deployment
- Experience implementing Digital Engineering and MBSE practices
- Experience with RMF, Zero Trust, and DoD cybersecurity frameworks
- Active DoD Secret or Top Secret security clearance
