Software Engineer

Capstone Research Corporation is seeking to expand our team. Capstone Research Corporation is headquartered in Huntsville Alabama. We are a customer-oriented engineering services company providing world class research and development support across the Department of Defense (DoD): Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Capstone offers 100% Company Provided Medical and Dental Insurance, Matching 401K, and Profit Sharing as part of our top-notch benefits package. Compensation for this position will be determined, but not limited to, factors such as responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, alignment with market data, and internal equity.

We have an immediate opening for a Software Engineer

to work in our Colorado Springs, CO office. The successful candidate will join the interdisciplinary MDA/OSW Group supporting existing Joint Tactical Integrated Fire Control projects/programs. The successful candidate will serve as a technical contributor within our team. This role is responsible for delivering high-quality production-grade software as part of our growing team. The successful candidate will be a top-tier individual contributor who designs, writes, reviews, and debugs complex systems daily. This role is hands-on and requires significant software development.

Key Responsibilities

Work on-site within a collaborative team environment to engineer joint tactical integrated fire control solutions

Write clean, efficient, and scalable code aligned with established standards and best practices

Translate high-level system goals into a concrete, implementable architecture

Use scripting languages such as Bash or Python to automate data processing workflows

Proto@type algorithms and perform analysis using Python and/or Matlab

Design, implement, and maintain complex modern C++ systems

Debug and resolve advanced issues involving concurrency, synchronization, and memory ownership

Write and maintain comprehensive unit and integration tests using Google Test / Google Mock

Contribute directly to CI/CD pipelines and build infrastructure improvements

Participate in periodic program reviews and technical presentations to Government stakeholders

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, or related field

3-5 years of professional software development experience

Proficiency in real-time modern C++ (C++17 or newer)

Experience with:

Memory management and ownership models

Concurrency primitives and multi-threaded system design

Deterministic resource management

Networking fundamentals

Serialization frameworks

Asynchronous systems

Demonstrated experience writing high-quality unit tests and enforcing test discipline

Excellent problem-solving skills and effective verbal and written communication skills

Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time

3 references, including 1 personal and 2 who are familiar with the candidate's prior professional work experience

U.S. Citizenship

Ability to qualify for a DoD Secret or higher clearance

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with DoD operations, concepts, and technologies and their supporting sensors, effectors, and networks

Experience designing or maintaining message-driven architectures

Experience improving or designing CI/CD systems

Familiarity with cross-platform development (Windows + Linux)

Experience in regulated, safety-critical, aerospace, or defense environments

Master's degree in software engineering, computer science, or related field

Capstone Research Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity Company

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.

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