# Software Integration Engineer - C2 Systems

**Company:** [Forterra](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/forterra)
**Location:** Clarksburg, MD
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $120k – $200k/yr
**Skills:** C++, Linux, publish/subscribe middleware, message schemas, interface definition languages, React, Vue, svelte, TypeScript, Node.js, REST APIs, GraphQL, udp/tcp, Networking, Robotics
**Posted:** 2026-08-04

> Integrates autonomy, middleware, networking, and operator-control software to deliver end-to-end command-and-control workflows for autonomous ground vehicles. The role requires strong software engineering and Linux skills, with experience in message-oriented middleware; C++, web, networking, robotics, and real-time systems are valued.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own command-and-control workflows end to end, from vehicle command definitions through middleware, networks, and the operator control unit (OCU).
- Define and evolve message contracts for vehicle state, tasks, and commands across producing and consuming systems.
- Extend integration layers between autonomy software and middleware, including telemetry, autonomy state, route and convoy state, zones, waypoint driving, route planning, convoy, and teleoperation.
- Partner on operator-facing interfaces to expose commands and vehicle behaviors.
- Maintain the legacy OCU while migrating workflows to a next-generation interface.
- Deploy C2 workflows onto customer hardware, validate them under real-world conditions, and debug issues across autonomy, middleware, and networking layers.
- Analyze test and field results, identify failures, and collaborate across teams to resolve root causes.
- Translate program and end-user requirements into C2 capabilities and serve as the integration point of contact for program success.
- Use agentic AI tooling to navigate codebases, prototype, and ship.
- Travel 10–50% depending on candidate preference and role placement; commute to Clarksburg, MD as needed.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, robotics, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Experience with publish/subscribe or message-oriented middleware.
- Ability to learn message schemas, interface-definition formats, and code generation quickly.
- Willingness to contribute across the full stack and learn how command and control is represented through user interfaces.
- Demonstrated ability to learn unfamiliar codebases and work independently.
- Core software engineering skills, including software design, unit testing, and debugging.
- Proficiency with the Linux command line and Linux development and deployment environments.
- Willingness to use agentic AI tools.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

## Nice-to-haves
- C++ proficiency.
- Full-stack web application development with React, Vue, Svelte, TypeScript, Next.js, Remix, Nuxt, Node.js, or NestJS.
- Experience with RESTful APIs or GraphQL.
- Networking experience with UDP/TCP, unicast, broadcast, multicast, routing, and hands-on debugging over constrained or unreliable links.
- Experience integrating software on hardware products.
- Robotics or autonomous-systems experience.
- Familiarity with real-time or near-real-time systems.
- Background in defense, automotive, robotics, or safety-critical software.
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Annual salary range: **$120,000–$200,000**.
- Equity is included in most full-time, high-demand roles.
- Premium healthcare benefits with three plan options; Forterra covers 80% of premiums for employees and dependents.
- Company-paid basic life/AD&D and short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Company holidays, including a December winter break.
- 20 days of accrued PTO per year.
- At least 7 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
- $9,000 annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
- 401(k) plan with company match up to 4%.

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