Global Ordnance LLC offers comprehensive, company-paid medical and dental insurance for you and your family, robust retirement plans, bonus programs, and competitive salaries. This onsite Software Engineer role in Sarasota, FL focuses on building secure, reliable software for a defense weapon system, collaborating across systems, electrical, and mechanical engineering teams to meet government requirements and ensure production readiness.
Benefits
- Company-paid (100%) medical and dental insurance for employees and their families
- Retirement plans
- Bonus programs
- Competitive salaries
Position Summary
The Software Engineer develops, integrates, and sustains software components that support a complex defense weapon system across prototype development, test support, and production readiness. The role emphasizes reliable, secure, and maintainable software that underpins system functionality, interfaces, and Government requirements. Collaboration with systems, electrical, and mechanical engineers ensures software alignment with the overall architecture and project goals.
Responsibilities
- Compliance with ITAR, DFAR, and other relevant regulations and policies
- Design, develop, test, and maintain software components supporting weapon system functionality and interfaces
- Support integration of software with electrical and mechanical subsystems
- Develop and maintain software requirements, design documentation, and verification artifacts
- Support configuration management and software change control processes
- Participate in system engineering reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, and test readiness reviews
- Support Government-led test and evaluation activities, including test preparation and issue resolution
- Perform software debugging, root cause analysis, and corrective actions during integration and testing
- Ensure compliance with Government requirements, cybersecurity standards, and applicable MIL-STDs
- Support software transition from prototype to production environments
- Coordinate with subcontractors and suppliers providing software-enabled components
- Other project and work as assigned by management
Requirements
- Candidates must be ITAR Authorized US Persons
- Must be lawfully permitted and comfortable working in facilities that handle firearms and munitions
- Must be willing to travel on average 25-30%, both internationally and domestic, travel may vary based on business needs
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
- Minimum of 5 years of experience developing software for defense, aerospace, or safety-critical systems
- Experience with embedded software development or system-level software integration
- Familiarity with real-time operating systems, communications protocols, or hardware-software interfaces
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and configuration management
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages commonly used in embedded or system software environments
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Work Environment
This role supports a hands-on engineering program and requires collaboration across multiple disciplines and facilities. Occasional travel to manufacturing sites and Government test locations may be required.
