Top Engineering Jobs in Austin, TX

Lead mechanical design, analysis, prototyping, test, and production for high-reliability defense electronics. Create 3D models and drawings, perform thermal/structural/vibration analyses, develop and execute test plans, troubleshoot failures, and support requirements, manufacturing, and new-business capture.

Provides senior technical leadership for complex software engineering programs supporting electronic warfare, secure communications, radar warning, and electronic attack systems. Responsibilities include designing, implementing, testing, and evaluating C++ software in Linux environments; presenting technical designs to customers; mentoring engineers; improving development processes; and collaborating with systems, hardware, and test teams throughout the product lifecycle. The role is fully onsite and requires an active DoD Secret clearance.

The Senior Principal Optical Engineer will design and analyze optical subsystems, manage project schedules, conduct testing and validation, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams on EO/IR systems.

The Senior Principal Laser Engineer will design, analyze, and test advanced laser systems, contribute to program planning and proposals, and communicate findings with colleagues and clients.

Maintain and modernize UNIX server infrastructure and lead cloud migration to Azure. Build and operate CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines, implement IaC (ARM/Bicep/Terraform), automate configuration management, ensure security and performance, and troubleshoot critical incidents across hybrid cloud environments.

Lead migration and modernization of Windows workloads to Azure, design and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines and IaC (ARM/Bicep/Terraform), automate via PowerShell/REST, manage Windows servers and containerized workloads (AKS, Docker, Tanzu), enforce security/compliance (CMMC, STIGs, CIS), and mentor junior engineers.

Designs, troubleshoots, integrates, tests, and supports production of digital, analog, mixed-signal, and power circuit card assemblies for military electronics and avionics. Leads electrical engineering efforts across the product lifecycle, develops hardware architectures using embedded processors and FPGA/SoC technologies, performs requirements development and trade studies, executes test plans, and supports new business capture. The role requires hands-on laboratory work, high-reliability embedded systems experience, and collaboration across engineering and product teams.

Lead design and development of complex embedded C++ software for SIGINT, radar, and electronic-warfare systems. Mentor teams, produce design and project documentation, perform integration and testing, evaluate designs, and drive DevSecOps and container-based deployment and verification practices.

Develop and integrate C++ software for electronic warfare, SIGINT, and related defense systems. Collaborate with systems, hardware, and test engineers, interact with customers, prioritize backlog, participate in milestone reviews, evaluate complex designs, and support automated digital delivery and verification activities.

Lead systems engineering, integration, test (SEIT) and IV&V for an EOIR sensor program. Define integration and test strategies, author requirements and verification artifacts, ensure RTVM traceability, perform risk management, and certify mission readiness while collaborating with hardware and software teams to optimize sensor performance.