Android Engineer
$166,000–$220,000 year
On-siteCosta Mesa, California, United States
Job Summary
Design, build, test, and deploy real-time, map-based user interfaces for displaying sensor data and controlling Fury, Barracuda, and Roadrunner aircraft via the Android Tactical Assault Kit plugin ecosystem. Define and implement APIs for network communications, real-time telemetry, vehicle configuration, sensor control, and autonomous tasking using Jetpack Compose, Java, Kotlin, C++, and Rust. Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to architect foundational software, visualize designs, and iterate on workflows for multiple unmanned aerial systems. Test software rigorously using simulations, benchtop hardware, and live flight assets while providing on-call support. Requires a U.S. Secret security clearance and up to 30% travel.
Required Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or another related technical degree
- Experience developing software for user interface applications, especially high-traffic, data-intensive, or map-based systems
- Proficiency with modern Android programming languages including Jetpack Compose, XML, Java, and Kotlin
- Proficiency with modern backend/middleware programming languages such as C++, Rust, or Golang
- Familiarity with client/server networking technologies and relationships such as TCP/UDP/Multicast, HTTP (REST), or protobuf/gRPC
- Proven ability to empathize with users, to break down user needs into software features, and to balance the ideal user experience with practical engineering constraints
- Willingness to provide on call support to various clients
- Ability to travel up to 30% of the time, potentially including some international travel
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working with the DoD where safety is paramount, regulations must be balanced, and operational environments are tightly controlled
- Experience with robotic systems where hardware, physical actuators, datalink networks, sensors and effectors are employed to translate software concepts to physical interactions with the world
- Experience in a startup or small company working environment where deadlines are tight, requirements are open-ended, and the teams are often fewer than 10 people
- Experience with 3D geospatial analysis and mapping software such as ArcGIS, Cesium, MapBox, or TAK
- Experience developing user interface software that does not require Internet access or has local/offline functionality
- Exposure to build system and software lifecycle technologies such as CMake, Cargo, gradle, NixOS, CircleCI, Gitlab-CI, Docker, Python, Bash, and other developer operations tools
- Exposure to technologies related to Ghost, Altius, or Bolt such as flight mechanics, UAV control, mesh networking, full motion video processing, and intelligence/surveillance/reconnaissance sensors
- Exposure to aviation such as a hobbyist RC piloting, holding a Private Pilot License or Part 107 Remote Pilot
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