Software Development Engineer 2 for Fastwater Staffing bei HIKINEX

Key Responsibilities

• Adapt and customize software solutions originally developed overseas for use in U.S.-based programs.

• Collaborate with international development teams and domestic stakeholders to ensure smooth integration, meeting local standards and requirements.

• Participate across the full software development lifecycle: requirements, design, implementation, testing, and deployment.

• Conduct integration, validation, and verification testing to ensure performance, security, and compliance with relevant regulations.

• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including specifications, design materials, and user guides.

• Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize code to improve system performance and compatibility.

• Work closely with systems, hardware, and cross-disciplinary teams for seamless end-to-end integration.

• Support certification efforts for deployed software, ensuring alignment with industry and regulatory standards.

• Stay current with emerging technologies in software engineering, security, and advanced sensing, and recommend improvements.

• Provide long-term software support, troubleshooting, and updates after deployment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software/Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience in software development, preferably within highly regulated or mission-critical industries.

• Strong programming skills in C++, Java, Python, or similar languages.

• Experience with real-time and multithreaded systems.

• Basic understanding of sensor data (radar, imaging, LiDAR, etc.), data acquisition, and sensor fusion.

• Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and secure coding practices.

• Hands-on experience with Git and CI/CD environments.

• Strong problem-solving skills, capable of tackling complex, large-scale systems.

• Effective communication skills for working with international and U.S.-based teams.

• Ability to travel up to 25% for technical collaboration and integration activities.

• Eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree.

• Active U.S. security clearance.

• Training or experience in signal processing, autonomous systems, or computer vision.

• Background in radar data processing, RF signal chains, or radar cross-section analysis.

• Familiarity with sensor fusion algorithms (e.g., Kalman filters, track association).

• Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS) such as VxWorks, QNX, or RTEMS.

• Knowledge of communication protocols such as MIL-STD-1553, CAN bus, or equivalent.

• Experience with electro-optical/infrared sensors or real-time video analysis.

• Prior work on aerospace, defense-adjacent, or autonomous platform integration.

• Ability to collaborate across software, hardware, and systems disciplines.

• Strong documentation and technical communication skills.

• Multilingual ability (Hebrew a plus).

• Previous experience working on international projects and cross-cultural teams.

• Travel up to 10% for collaboration and testing.