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The DevOps Engineer III enhances software infrastructure for unmanned aircraft systems, focusing on backend integrations, frontend development, CI/CD pipelines, and system monitoring, collaborating with engineering teams.

Lead architecture and implementation of software for autonomous UAS systems; mentor engineers; ensure compliance with aerospace standards; optimize CI/CD pipelines.

Lead design, development, and optimization of guidance, navigation, and control systems for Group 1-4 UAS. Architect flight control software, develop Matlab/Simulink models, run SWIL/HWIL simulations, perform stability and controls analysis, mentor junior engineers, drive cross-disciplinary collaboration, and lead flight test R&D from concept to deployment.

Develop high-reliability software for safety-critical applications in UAS technology. Collaborate with teams, maintain solutions, and automate processes.

The Senior System Safety Engineer leads safety activities, conducts hazard analysis, engages with customers, and ensures compliance with safety standards in unmanned aircraft systems.

Design, analyze, and build flight controls software for Group 1-4 UAS. Develop and modify avionics software, run SW/HW-in-the-loop simulations, generate auto-code, design ground tests, support integration and flight test, and perform controls analysis and peer reviews.

Lead perception technical efforts for UAS programs: design target detection/tracking and nonlinear state estimators, architect multi-sensor world modeling, integrate ROS2/DDS interfaces, optimize real-time C++ embedded deployments, and mentor engineers while contributing reusable platform components.

Build and productionize LLM-powered tools, RAG systems, and agentic workflows. Deploy and operate AI infrastructure on Kubernetes, manage model serving and vector stores, integrate identity and access controls, automate CI/CD and data pipelines, and establish evaluation and observability for deployed services in a defense-oriented environment.

Develop high-fidelity RGB and LWIR camera models and synthetic-data pipelines in Unreal Engine, stream sensor outputs to ROS 2, implement noise/artifacts and target injection, manage 3D asset pipelines, and optimize headless/real-time simulation for perception and Target State Estimation testing and CI/CD integration.

Process semi-monthly multi-state payroll in Paychex, maintain payroll systems and tax registrations, administer garnishments and leave payouts, reconcile payroll for month-end close, ensure compliance with federal and state laws (notably California), support integrations/automation across payroll/timekeeping systems, and serve as payroll point of contact for HR, finance, and employees.