Staff Software Architect

The role

This individual contributor role is responsible for defining, implementing, and evolving software architectures across the ATARS product portfolio and future software platforms. The person will work on real-time graphics, embedded software, edge computing, AI-enabled capabilities, cloud services, and aircraft integration.

What you will do

• Define, document, and evolve software architectures for ATARS and future software-enabled products.
• Lead architectural designs across embedded software, real-time rendering, simulation, and cloud infrastructure.
• Design for mission-critical performance requirements including latency, scalability, and cybersecurity.
• Align software architecture with system architecture, technical baselines, and product roadmaps.
• Develop and apply modular, scalable, and reusable software architectures supporting defense standards.
• Implement and certify safety critical code to DO-178, AC 17-01 or other similar standards.
• Establish and promote software design standards, architectural patterns, and secure software development lifecycle practices.
• Contribute to modernization efforts including containerization, cloud-native services, and DevSecOps.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering on Digital Engineering, MBSE, and verification planning.
• Support customer engagements, proposal development, and technical discussions.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM discipline.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including significant expertise in software architecture or technical leadership roles.
• Software development and architecture experience in aerospace or similarly complex integrated hardware/software systems.
• Experience with embedded systems, distributed computing, cloud platforms, and real-time applications.
• Experience developing software for flight-critical, safety-critical, or mission-critical systems.
• Understanding of microservices, event-driven architectures, distributed systems, containerized applications, and edge computing.
• Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, secure software development practices, and modern software delivery methods.
• Experience with embedded Linux, RTOS, networking, GPU computing, and high-performance software architectures.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• Experience developing software for AR, VR, MR, or advanced visualization systems.
• Experience with real-time graphics engines, rendering pipelines, GPU programming, or computer vision.
• Experience architecting AI/ML-enabled software platforms supporting autonomy, synthetic training, or mission applications.
• Experience with OMS, FACE, MOSA, CMOSS, or similar DoD standards.
• Experience with Kubernetes, cloud-native infrastructure, hybrid cloud, and edge deployment.
• Experience implementing Digital Engineering and MBSE practices.
• Experience with RMF, Zero Trust, and DoD cybersecurity frameworks.
• Active DoD Secret or Top Secret security clearance.

Benefits

• Healthcare, Dental, and Vision (100% coverage for Employees)
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick, paid holidays, and parental leave
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Voluntary Worksite Benefits (Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity)
• May be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus

About the company

Red 6 is an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) technology startup leading the way in synthetic air combat training. Their primary technology enables pilots to simulate the cognitive challenges of flying while accessing realistic, scalable training in dynamic outdoor environments.