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Junior Software Engineer with Security Clearance

DCS CorporationDayton, OH🇺🇸United StatesPosted 21 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers an exceptional chance to develop your skills in cutting-edge autonomy systems for air platforms within a reputable, employee-owned company, with excellent benefits and opportunities for growth. If you're a motivated software engineer with a passion for innovation and the ability to obtain a security clearance, you'll thrive on this impactful team. Apply today to join a dynamic environment and contribute to significant, multi-year initiatives.

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Employee
Level
Junior

Job Description

Job Brief Software Engineer - Java, C/C++ DCS Corporation, an employee-owned company, is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to support our Aerospace Technology Development team in Dayton, Ohio. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-impact, multi-year initiatives focused on testing and evaluating cutting-edge, autonomy and autonomous control systems for air platforms which will integrate capabilities across maneuvering, communications, sensing, user interface design, and performance monitoring and evaluation. DCS offers competitive benefits including education aid as a part time student, stock ownership, health, dental, retirement contribution, and parental leave for full-time employees. Essential Job Functions: In this role, the successful candidate will work with containerized autonomy services, design software test fixtures, develop interface control documents, apply industry best practices for software test, develop and execute integration test plans and test cases and document test results for government and contractor stakeholders. Some travel may be required. Required Skills: Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required. Able to obtain and maintain a Secret level U.S. DoD security clearance. Must have a BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline (ex: Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering) with demonstrated programming experience. Two years of related experience or master's degree with 1 year of experience. Industry relevant co-op or internship experience is applicable. Familiarity with automated testing, test results analysis, containerized deployments, container orchestration, CI/CD pipelines. Familiarity with Linux. Familiarity with AGILE software development processes. Understanding software architecture design. Experience working with source code control systems (specifically Git). Good organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to work in a team environment. Desired Skills: Active U.S. DoD security clearance. Experience developing in Python. Experience with Kubernetes. Experience with CONAN, CMAKE, and dev containers. Experience working with containers/containerized environments. Experience and understanding of autonomy and control systems. Experience with modeling, simulation, and analysis frameworks. Experience working with UDP and TCP/IP communication. Experience with MBSE

Skills

TCP/IP
Agile
C++
Git
Java
Kubernetes
Python

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