Staff Software Engineer:

deciBel Research has an immediate opening for a Staff Software Engineer in Huntsville, AL.Position Description:deciBel Research Inc. is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer/ Product Owner for the Engagement Planner Integrated Tasker (nicknamed Tasker) software development team, developing software primarily in Ada but with a potential for new development to be done in a modular hybrid approach developing new modules in C++ being called from the Ada core software. This program's expectation of a Product Owner includes being responsible for the team's roadmap, the vision of the team's products, the estimation of work required to complete capabilities, the planning of the work for the scrum team, producing the metrics that show the team's progress and briefing those metrics to program leadership as well as providing technical contributions writing/developing software on the product team. The software product being developed is for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system on GMD weapon system (GWS) contract.Education Requirements:Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) disciplineExperience Requirements: 8 Years of relevant experience with Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline; 6 Years with Master's degree; 4 Years with PhD.Recent experience in developing software, specifically with C++ or Java.Willingness to become proficient with Ada software developmentProven experience understanding complex algorithms and implementing them in softwareExperience with implementing, updating, and debugging event driven software and maintaining inter-product interfacesExperience with Agile Project Management Tools (Jira/Confluence) and DevSecOps tools and methods (Jenkins, Ansible, Git/Gitlab) of continuous integration/continuous delivery and deployment (CI/CD) automationExperience as a Product Owner or leading a technical team of 5 or more employees.Experience estimating, planning, and scheduling software development work for a technical teamDemonstrated ability to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical personnelExcellent interpersonal and team collaboration skillsMust be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment Special Skills Desired: Current/Active Top-Secret ClearanceExtensive background in Ballistic Missile Defense, midcourse missile defense, battle management, threat state processing, weapon target assignmentRecent and extensive experience developing analysis tools in MATLAB and PythonHigh comfort level with the Ada programming languageExperience with the MDA GMD programExperience with algorithm development Applicant selected must have an active Secret security clearance with ability to acquire a Top Secret clearance. Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Created: 2026-03-04