Senior Java Software Engineer - Defense & Sensor Systems (U.S. Citizenship required)

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research. ​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

About Teledyne FLIR Defense

Join Teledyne FLIR Defense, where we're dedicated to supporting critical missions with an exciting range of cutting-edge technologies. Our products include advanced surveillance sensors, unmanned air and ground vehicles, sensing devices used to detect chemicals, biological agents, radiation and explosives, and a host of other solutions that help warfighters, first responders, and search-and-rescue teams do their jobs better.

We're looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense and Public Safety industries. If you’re mission-driven to globally collaborate on solutions that can change the battlefield and save lives, we invite you to explore our current opportunities.

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Job Summary:

Join a software engineering team within Teledyne Technologies serving advanced defense and sensor-based systems. In this role, you'll help design, build, and sustain applications that integrate with complex hardware, networks, and operational environments. If you enjoy solving difficult technical problems, leading engineering efforts, and seeing your software deployed in real-world mission scenarios, this is an opportunity to make a direct impact.

You'll work across the full software lifecycle, collaborating with software, hardware, and systems engineers while helping guide technical execution and delivery.

What you'll do

Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded backend and standalone Java-based applications

Lead software efforts from requirements through deployment and sustainment

Develop and troubleshoot multi-threaded applications in Linux environments

Manage source code, reviews, and configuration control using Git

Track work, issues, and deliverables using Jira and related tools

Coordinate technical activities across engineering teams

Integrate software with networked and serial-connected devices

Support system integration, testing, customer events, and field activities

Estimate effort, track progress, and deliver against commitments

Contribute to engineering process improvements and technical documentation

What you need

Required: Expert Java development skills and software architecture experience focused on embedded backend and standalone applications

Required: Strong problem-solving, debugging, and multi-threaded programming expertise

Required: Experience with Git, Jira, and Linux-based development environments

Required: Experience leading or managing software engineering teams

Required: Strong written and verbal communication skills

Required: 5+ years of professional software development experience

Required: BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical field

Required: U.S. citizenship

Advantage: Experience with Ubuntu, C++, Bash, Android, ATAK, ISA, MIL-STD-498, software security practices, or hardware integration

What we offer

Meaningful work supporting advanced technology and mission-focused applications

Collaboration with experienced multidisciplinary engineering teams

Opportunities to work across software, hardware, and systems domains

Exposure to complex integrated systems and customer-driven programs

Technical growth through challenging engineering projects

Long-term stability within a diverse technology organization

Applicants must be U.S. citizens

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Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ​