Software Engineer - Software/Hardware integration

Essential Systems Inc

Software Engineer - Software/Hardware integration

Millersville, MD
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    401(k)

    401(k) matching

    Company parties

    Competitive salary

    Dental insurance

    Health insurance

    Opportunity for advancement

    Paid time off

    Parental leave

    Vision insurance

    Software Engineer (with Software/Hardware integration)

    Overview: We are seeking an experienced software engineer to lead the design, integration, and development of our Access Control, Intrusion Detection, and Video Surveillance Systems in industrial, nuclear power plant environments. Project Management background is helpful.

    Key Responsibilities:

    System Architecture, Design & Integration

    Hands-on technical leadership across system architecture, integration, and development oversight, of nuclear plant physical protection systems.

    Responsible for design and integration of physical security systems, both software and hardware. These are on-prem, completely closed systems, traditional infrastructure, with no Internet, no wireless, no cloud computing. They involve a redundant network design for no single point of failure.

    Ensure that our systems meet regulatory compliance (10 CFR 73), high-reliability, and long-term operability specific to the nuclear power plant industry.

    Integrate hardware, software, communications, sensors, actuators, and HMIs into cohesive system solutions.

    Provide technical written and verbal direction to vendors, integrators, and internal development teams.

    Author, maintain, and control System Documentation related to the system designed.

    Development & Implementation Support

    Support system development activities including configuration definition, design reviews, and technical baseline control.

    Participate in FAT, SAT, installation oversight, and system commissioning.

    Resolve technical issues identified during integration, testing, or operational use.

    Support lifecycle activities including upgrades, modifications, and obsolescence management.

    Ability to travel occasionally to customer site for walkdowns, meetings, and brief installation oversight.

    Required Qualifications

    Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Software, Systems or related).

    10+ years of experience designing and integrating systems.

    Experience writing software in multiple languages (C, C++, GO, shell scripting).

    Working knowledge of Linux (Ubuntu, Red Hat, DEBIAN) and Windows

    Strong knowledge of networking (IPV4, VLAN, TCP/IP, subnets, SFPs, network switches)

    Writing/documentation skills, MSWord, Excel, and CAD software skills, and proficient with various computer hardware/software platforms are required.

    Understanding of wiring diagrams.

    Ability to manage a projects.

    Preferred / Bonus Qualifications

    Familiarity with intrusion detection systems, access control systems, and video surveillance systems is desired but not required.

    Direct experience working under 10 CFR 73 (e.g., §§ 73.46, 73.55).

    Write firmware in an Arduino environment.

    Writing software for FPGAs, CPLDs.

    Ability to read/write schematics.

    Create CAD drawings (such as Visio, AutoCAD, and/or MicroStation).

    Experience with NEI security guidance and NRC inspection procedures (IP 71130 series).

    Prior work with nuclear utilities, EPC firms, or nuclear security integrators.

    Demonstrated experience designing, integrating, and developing nuclear security systems, with supporting authorship of SRS/HRS, SDD, HDD, and ICDs.

    Former Navy nuclear, DOE, or DoD security engineering background with NRC crossover.

    INCOSE or similar systems engineering affiliation.

    Personal Attributes

    Strong systems thinker with practical engineering judgment

    Comfortable making and defending design decisions

    Methodical, disciplined, and detail-oriented

    Operates professionally in sensitive environments

    Team oriented with strong interpersonal skills and professional manner

    Compensation & Growth

    Competitive senior-level compensation

    Approximately $100K to $150K depending on experience

    Health insurance (medical, dental & vision), retirement plan, PTO, paid holidays

    Opportunity to play a foundational technical role in a growing nuclear security practice

    Please provide salary requirements with resume