Senior Software Engineer

Salary: $125,000 - 150,000 per year

Requirements:

• We require a bachelors degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM field, along with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• We need experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, or Bamboo.
• We require experience with containerized or virtualized development environments, including Docker.
• We need strong automation and scripting skills in Python, Bash, or a similar language.
• We require experience creating engineering tools, test automation, or reusable development infrastructure.
• We need working knowledge of embedded software development environments, including build, integration, test, and release workflows.
• We require experience supporting software development in a safety-critical or highly regulated setting.
• We need an understanding of DO-178C lifecycle practices, including traceability, verification, and configuration management expectations.
• We require strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability across software, tooling, pipeline, and environment issues.
• We need the ability to collaborate with software, systems, verification, and hardware teams to drive process improvement and automation.
• We require U.S. Citizenship.
• Preferred: we value experience supporting DO-178C DAL A software development and certification efforts.
• Preferred: we value familiarity with DO-330 tool qualification and support for qualified engineering tools.
• Preferred: we value hands-on experience with embedded software, avionics processing platforms, or RTOSs such as VxWorks or LynxOS.
• Preferred: we value experience building or supporting GitLab-based CertDevOps pipelines in a safety-critical environment.
• Preferred: we value knowledge of avionics networking protocols such as ARINC 429, CAN, AFDX, or Ethernet.
• Preferred: we value experience integrating static analysis, code coverage, requirements verification, and timing-analysis tools into automated pipelines.
• Preferred: we value experience standardizing test harnesses, development tools, and engineering workflows across multiple teams.
• Preferred: we value background creating training materials, work instructions, or technical documentation for development environments and tooling.
• Preferred: we value experience using AI-enabled tools or workflow automation to improve engineering productivity.
• Preferred: we value prior experience working within established aerospace development and certification processes.

Responsibilities:

• We architect, build, and maintain development environments and automated CI/CD pipelines for safety-critical embedded software.
• We integrate software development and verification activities into GitLab-based pipelines that support the full software lifecycle.
• We develop and maintain Docker containers, virtualized environments, and reusable development infrastructure.
• We create automation scripts, test harnesses, and internal engineering tools to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• We support embedded software development across boot, application, and RTOS environments, including platforms such as VxWorks and LynxOS.
• We build and maintain tooling that supports DO-178C development, verification, traceability, and release activities.
• We integrate and support tools for static analysis, code coverage, requirements verification, and timing analysis.
• We design, debug, and document test environments and automated test solutions for product-line development.
• We troubleshoot issues involving development environments, pipelines, embedded targets, and avionics networking.
• We standardize development tools, test harnesses, workflows, and engineering processes across teams.
• We develop documentation, work instructions, and training to help engineering teams use new tools, pipelines, and environments effectively.
• We identify opportunities to improve engineering productivity through automation, scripting, and emerging technologies.

Technologies:

• AI
• Architect
• Bamboo
• Bash
• CI/CD
• Docker
• Embedded
• Ethernet
• GitLab
• Hardware
• Support
• Jenkins
• Python
• C++
• DevOps

More:

We are Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, and we focus on mission-critical work that pushes the boundaries of aerospace and defense innovation. This Senior Software Engineer – Tools & Enablement role supports a next-generation System-on-Chip avionics platform and is primarily remote, with up to 20% travel to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We offer purpose-driven projects, collaborative teams, and a people-first culture with competitive compensation, employer-matched 401(k), certification assistance, comprehensive medical, dental, life, and disability coverage, paid holidays, paid time off, and flexible work-from-home support. We value growth, teamwork, and innovation while helping our engineers contribute to programs with real-world impact.

last updated 36 week of 2026