Manager Astronomy Software Engineer Jobs in Raleigh, NC

Team Description:
Kitware is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Computer Vision team. This position offers an opportunity to help Kitware's customers build meaningful software that will stand the test of time. Through this position, you will work alongside our talented software developers, algorithm experts, external collaborators, and customers.
About the Projects:
Kitware's employees have unique opportunities to interact and collaborate directly with customers, visit interesting customer sites, and participate in live field tests and demonstrations. Much of Kitware's work involves applying state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and mechanistic modeling approaches to dynamic, real-world problems. We consider the work that we do on our government contracts as one of the ways that we give back to the community. We partner with premier government R&D agencies such as DARPA, IARPA, ARPA-H, DHA, AFRL, Army C5ISR, NOAA, and other branches of the US Government on a range of efforts, including prime contracts, SBIRs, and STTRs. In addition, we provide commercial services to companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Kitware employs an open source business model to foster extended, collaborative communities and to provide effective, flexible, and high-quality technical solutions.
In This Position You Will:

• Develop and support a broad range of build tools and infrastructure for large-scale C++/Python product life cycles

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or related field
• Experience supporting CMake-based Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) systems
• Proficiency in developing Python and C++ code and applications
• Ability to thrive in an agile work environment with minimal supervision
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to develop software for Unix, Linux, MacOS, and/or Windows operating systems
• Due to contractual requirements, only U.S. citizens will be considered for this position
• If not already cleared TS/SCI, willingness and ability to apply for and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with one or more AI code-assistant tools (e.g., Github Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code)
• Experience with deep learning libraries (PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.)
• Familiarity both classical and modern (deep learning) machine learning, including model selection, architecting, training, validation, testing, and deployment
• Familiarity with one or more Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) platforms (e.g., Jenkins, Github Actions, Azure DevOps)
• Experience using Github or Gitlab for code reviews, documentation, and release management
• Interest and experience in open source software development
• Experience with simulation platforms, including Unity, Unreal, and Pulse Physiology Engine

$75,000 - $95,000 a year
Company Description:
Kitware is a research and development software solutions provider with a mission to advance science, make a positive impact, and share our results all within a collaborative, employee-focused work environment that is friendly, fair, and flexible. Our work is improving healthcare outcomes, increasing national security, and advancing our national computing infrastructure. Our customers and collaborators include top universities from around the world, government organizations, national research labs, medical device manufacturers, car manufacturers, financial institutions, and many others.
Kitware is proud to be 100% employee-owned, and Great Place to Work-Certified™.
Additional Information:
Our team members enjoy a small company environment, flexibility in work assignments, and high levels of independence and responsibility. Besides a great work environment, our comprehensive benefits package includes a competitive compensation plan, tuition reimbursement program, flexible working hours, six weeks paid time off, 401(k), health insurance, life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, bonus plan, and free coffee, drinks, and snacks.
For more information on our benefit offerings please visit: https://www.kitware.com/careers/.
Kitware actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, protected veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Any unsolicited resume sent to Kitware, including to Kitware's mailing addresses, fax machines or email addresses, whether directly to Kitware employees or to Kitware's applicant tracking system, will be considered Kitware property. Kitware will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, and will consider any candidate submitted by a recruitment agency without a fully executed contract with Kitware to have been referred free of any charges or fees.
If you need assistance with applying or interviewing for a role due to a disability or special need, please reach out directly to our HR team at [email protected] at any time during the hiring process.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.