Software Engineer 1

Description:
Chipton-Ross is seeking a Software Engineer 1 for a contract opportunity in Huntsville, AL.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM related field, and 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD.
• Recent and extensive Experience Developing Software in C++ or Java
• Quick to learn and absorb new concepts and information
• Recent MATLAB and or Python Experience
• Unix/Linux Operating System Experience
• Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a software developer on an Internal Research and Development (IRAD) team. You will work in a collaborative environment to understand system requirements, create and implement new capabilities and algorithms. Many of the algorithms and capabilities implemented by the team will be mathematics and physics intensive complex solutions that will be highly critical to the system performance. In addition to software development you will also be expected to support reviews of requirements and test cases that are developed for the software capability.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):
• Highly experienced with Linux, scripting, and operations
• Experience with automated software requirements testing and analysis
• Experience with the battle management and or fire control systems
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and container orchestration.
• Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) using tools like Gherkin and Cucumber for automated acceptance testing
• Experience with Static & Dynamic Code Analysis Tools and Fuzzing Tools such as: Coverity, Fortify, AND/OR SonarQube
• Experience developing software in an Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environment.
• Experience with CI/CD, containers, and pipelines.
• Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, Code Quality, Static Analysis, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Coverity, and Jenkins.
• Very solid background in math and physics
• Advanced degree in Mathematics or Physics or Computer Science

REQUIRED EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree in STEM related field is required.
School must be accredited.

WORK HOURS:
1st Shift, 9/80A workweek.
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Possibly to Colorado Springs

ADDITIONAL:
Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.

 
Job Number: 216097
Job Location: Huntsville, AL
Rate: Up to $83.80 DOE
Duration: 6 months
Input Date: 10/29/2025
Firm Name: CHIPTON ROSS
Attention: Zachary Fasano
Address: 420 CULVER BLVD
City, State: PLAYA DEL REY, CA 90293
Phone: 310/414-7800 X286
800 Phone: 800/927-9318
Fax Phone: 310/414-7808
Email: zfasano@chiptonross.com
Website: www.chiptonross.com
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