Senior Software Development Engineer

Teledyne Defense Electronics, LLC

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US - Stillwater, OK Until 8/21/2026 10+ years exp First posted March 21, 2026 Last posted March 21, 2026
Job description

Be visionary

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.

#TeledyneFLIRDefenseJobs


Job Summary:

The Senior Software Engineer is a self-directed leader that works on team projects to provide a broad range of software development expertise for various applications.  The candidate will be responsible for all software engineering lifecycle processes including requirements gathering, analysis, design, documentation, programming, debugging, unit testing, new development, and sustaining existing applications.  They solve the most challenging problems and may assist with managing other software engineers.  This position includes involvement with the customer, internal hardware and software teams, and subcontractors.  Other responsibilities include planning, tracking, and meeting work commitments.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Programming in Java using IntelliJ
  • New development and sustaining of existing applications
  • Desktop and Server Ubuntu 22.04 for development and deployment
  • Source code management using Git
  • Issue tracking using Jira
  • Written communication (e.g., Jira, Confluence, documents, spreadsheets, presentations, email)
  • May be responsible for any/all stages in the software engineering lifecycle: requirements gathering, analysis, design, documentation, programming, debugging, and unit testing
  • Estimate, track and report scope and effort for tasks
  • Managing and coordinating tasks for an engineering team
  • Developing software in a team
  • Developing software in a larger integrated system
  • Apply troubleshooting techniques and overcome challenges
  • Work at a Teledyne office with access to project hardware
  • Work within a geographically disperse team
  • Periodic travel for integration sessions at other sites and supporting build, test, or customer events
  • Continual growth as tools and technologies advance
  • Develop and maintain an understanding of the system and equipment that is controlled.
  • Support the engineering change process used by Teledyne FLIR

Required Job Qualifications:

  • Applicants must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Must be able to obtain a Government security clearance if needed.
  • BS or MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent
  • Minimum 10 years relevant experience in software development
  • Expert at Java
  • Expert problem-solving skills
  • Expert at multi-threaded programming and debugging
  • Expert at Git
  • Experience with network configuration and tools (e.g., ssh, scp)
  • Experience managing a team of engineers
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to develop detailed plans for a task, accurately estimate the effort, and track progress
  • Ability to track issues/changes with or without an issue tracking system and generate a change log
  • Ability to overcome challenges and make tradeoffs between an ideal solution and what is possible given project constraints

Desired/Preferred Job Qualifications:

  • Expert at integrating and working with network and serial devices
  • Expert with Ubuntu 22.04 (or newer) OS. 
    • OS and package configuration
    • Development, debugging, and deployment tasks from a remote console (e.g., ssh)
  • Experience with C++ and Bash scripting
  • Experience with Android and Windows OS.
  • Experience with Android Studio and developing Android applications
  • Experience with ATAK plugin development
  • Experience with Integrated Sensor Architecture (IAS)
  • Experience with Military Standard Software Development and Documentation (MIL-STD-498)
  • Ability to create mockups and rapid prototypes
  • Ability to read schematics and mechanical drawings
  • Understanding of software security practices   

#FLIR

  

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. ​

About this role

Summary

Develop and maintain software applications using Java, managing lifecycle and team coordination.

Job title

Senior Software Development Engineer

Experience level

10+ years

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

defense

Location requirements

US-based, no remote work indicated

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

Javamulti-threaded programminggitproblem-solvingteam management

Preferred skills

network and serial device integrationUbuntu 22.04C++Bash scriptingAndroid

Specializations

javamultithreaded programminggitnetwork configurationUbuntu 22.04
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Stillwater, OK, USA

On-site City