Principal Engineer, Mission Software

Responsibilities

• RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering team focused on Command & Control (C2) software and Ground Systems Integration capabilities - Drive technical execution across mission systems programs, balancing delivery timelines, system reliability, and long-term architectural scalability - Serve as system and software architect for strategic government and defense programs leveraging Quindar’s platform - Define and evolve software architecture across distributed systems, mission

Requirements

• This role requires deep technical expertise, strong program leadership, and the ability to bridge product development with mission-specific integration efforts.
• experience leading complex software engineering efforts in aerospace, defense, mission operations, autonomy, robotics, or other high-reliability domains - Strong software architecture
• experience across distributed systems, backend infrastructure, APIs, operator tooling, and mission-critical applications -
• Experience serving as a technical lead, systems architect, or chief engineer on large-scale customer or government programs - Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor engineering teams while remaining deeply technical and hands-on -
• Experience integrating software systems across multiple teams, vendors, or external mission partners - Strong understanding of software development life cycles, systems engineering principles, and Agile development methodologies - Ability to code and review production-quality code in languages relevant to Quindar’s technology stack - Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to align technical execution with strategic mission objectives - Strong organizational and program leadership
• Experience working with government customers, defense programs, or regulated environments is a strong plus - Ability to obtain U.S. Security Clearance (Active clearance strongly preferred) ITAR
• Previous locations include San Francisco, Nashville, Denver, Santa Fe, New Orleans, and San Diego. - Our culture and company are evolving rapidly — you’ll play a major role in shaping the future of mission operations software at Quindar.

Benefits