Autonomous Systems Software Engineer
Metron · Newport, RI
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Jul 23, 2026
Newport, RI
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A software engineering role focused on building algorithms, simulations, and visualization tools for autonomous robotics systems, with hands-on involvement from early concept through demonstration and real-world testing in aquatic environments. The work spans the full development lifecycle within project teams, with C++ as the core language. Suited to engineers with at least two years of professional software development experience and an active Secret clearance.
Mid level · 2+ years · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
What the occupation pays Median $133,564 (middle half $104,192–$163,048).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role requires an active Secret clearance at time of application — not merely the ability to obtain one.
The JD requires 'experience using one or more development tools' but names no specific tool; no concrete technology could be extracted from this requirement.
'Experience with additional programming languages' appears under Desired Qualifications but names no specific language beyond C++, so no additional language skill was emitted.
The 2-year minimum experience requirement is relatively low for the scope described (algorithm design, autonomous robotics, team leadership), but the title carries no seniority modifier and the hard gate is only 2 years — classified as Mid accordingly.
No compensation figures were provided in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): UI design.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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