What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer - Software/Hardware integration position at Essential Systems Inc?
Software Engineer (with Software/Hardware integration)
Overview:
We are seeking an experienced software engineer to lead the design, integration, and development of our Access Control, Intrusion Detection, and Video Surveillance Systems in industrial, nuclear power plant environments. Project Management background is helpful.
We are seeking an experienced software engineer to lead the design, integration, and development of our Access Control, Intrusion Detection, and Video Surveillance Systems in industrial, nuclear power plant environments. Project Management background is helpful.
Key Responsibilities:
System Architecture, Design & Integration
- Hands-on technical leadership across system architecture, integration, and development oversight, of nuclear plant physical protection systems.
- Responsible for design and integration of physical security systems, both software and hardware. These are on-prem, completely closed systems, traditional infrastructure, with no Internet, no wireless, no cloud computing. They involve a redundant network design for no single point of failure.
- Ensure that our systems meet regulatory compliance (10 CFR 73), high-reliability, and long-term operability specific to the nuclear power plant industry.
- Integrate hardware, software, communications, sensors, actuators, and HMIs into cohesive system solutions.
- Provide technical written and verbal direction to vendors, integrators, and internal development teams.
- Author, maintain, and control System Documentation related to the system designed.
Development & Implementation Support
- Support system development activities including configuration definition, design reviews, and technical baseline control.
- Participate in FAT, SAT, installation oversight, and system commissioning.
- Resolve technical issues identified during integration, testing, or operational use.
- Support lifecycle activities including upgrades, modifications, and obsolescence management.
- Ability to travel occasionally to customer site for walkdowns, meetings, and brief installation oversight.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Software, Systems or related).
- 5 years of experience designing and integrating systems.
- Experience writing software in multiple languages (C, C , GO, shell scripting).
- Working knowledge of Linux (Ubuntu, Red Hat, DEBIAN) and Windows
- Strong knowledge of networking (IPV4, VLAN, TCP/IP, subnets, SFPs, network switches)
- Writing/documentation skills, MSWord, Excel, and CAD software skills, and proficient with various computer hardware/software platforms are required.
- Understanding of wiring diagrams.
- Ability to manage a projects.
Preferred / Bonus Qualifications
- Familiarity with intrusion detection systems, access control systems, and video surveillance systems is desired but not required.
- Direct experience working under 10 CFR 73 (e.g., §§ 73.46, 73.55).
- Write firmware in an Arduino environment.
- Writing software for FPGAs, CPLDs.
- Ability to read/write schematics.
- Create CAD drawings (such as Visio, AutoCAD, and/or MicroStation).
- Experience with NEI security guidance and NRC inspection procedures (IP 71130 series).
- Prior work with nuclear utilities, EPC firms, or nuclear security integrators.
- Demonstrated experience designing, integrating, and developing nuclear security systems, with supporting authorship of SRS/HRS, SDD, HDD, and ICDs.
- Former Navy nuclear, DOE, or DoD security engineering background with NRC crossover.
- INCOSE or similar systems engineering affiliation.
Personal Attributes
- Strong systems thinker with practical engineering judgment
- Comfortable making and defending design decisions
- Methodical, disciplined, and detail-oriented
- Operates professionally in sensitive environments
- Team oriented with strong interpersonal skills and professional manner
Compensation & Growth
- Competitive senior-level compensation
- Approximately $100K to $150K depending on experience
- Health insurance (medical, dental & vision), retirement plan, PTO, paid holidays
- Opportunity to play a foundational technical role in a growing nuclear security practice
Please provide salary requirements with resume
Salary : $100,000 - $150,000