Senior System Integration Engineer

Overview

CTI, a Parsons Company is a high-tech software, systems engineering, and operational support corporation dedicated to providing cutting-edge engineering, and system development and support. We provide operationally-focused technology solutions for military and security applications. A veteran-owned company, CTI is committed to developing the next generation of advanced technologies in a friendly, product, and customer-focused environment. CTI specializes in developing software solutions that enable the collection, aggregation, transport, and visualization of highly complex data sets in a meaningful context to the warfighter.

We are seeking a Senior Systems Integration Engineer who will be a key technical leader within our embedded platforms and autonomous systems development team. This role supports United States Special Operations Command programs and advanced unmanned systems (UxS) initiatives, delivering highly reliable embedded hardware and software solutions for field deployment. The successful candidate will be passionate about pushing the boundaries of system engineering, system integration, and autonomous vehicle technology, with hands-on experience bringing systems from concept to production deployment.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, development, and deployment of embedded hardware / software solutions for Nvidia Jetson, Qualcomm SoCs, and other SBC / SoM platforms
• Perform board bring-up, hardware troubleshooting, and kernel-level development including device drivers, kernel modules, and device tree management
• Integrate drone flight management and autonomous systems management software
• Integrate fault-tolerant software architectures for DDIL environments, mesh networks, and BLOS communications systems
• Oversee deployment of STIG-compliant embedded software to production environments in support of DoD requirements
• Implement GitOps workflows (Argo CD / Flux) and CI / CD pipelines (GitLab CI / GitHub Actions) to continuously deliver infrastructure and apps to distributed, sometimes air-gapped environments
• Promote lab best practices, network topologies, and integration standards in compliance with DoD guidelines
• Coordinate, collaborate, and execute software and hardware integration exercises with customers, external vendors, and partner agencies
• Facilitate planning meetings, manage time independently to support scheduled events, and deliver after-action reports and whitepapers to capture lessons learned and drive improvement
• Design, develop, document, test, and debug new and existing software systems and / or applications
• Constructively participate in code reviews
• Analyze user needs to determine technical requirements
• Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements
• Analyze code to find causes of errors / inefficiency and revise programs, as needed
• Continuously learn, grow, and proactively advocate for improvement on behalf of the team and yourself

Requirements

Location : This position is fully onsite and requires work to be performed at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida . Remote work is not available for this role.

Travel requirements : Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% for hands-on field testing, system integration, and deployment activities across different locations.

Necessary Skills and Experience

Beneficial Skills and Experience

Salary and Benefits

Salary range : $185,000 - $200,000 USD

CTI is an Equal Opportunity employer and shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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