Zachary Piper Solutions · 7 hours ago
Software Engineer
Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Transportation Software Engineer to support a groundbreaking research and development program advancing automated, connected, and intelligent transportation technologies. The role involves contributing to next-generation traffic modeling, simulation, and autonomous systems research in McLean, VA.
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Responsibilities
Perform traffic analysis across roadway links, intersections, and networks to assess safety and efficiency
Design ITS and traffic‑management solutions including smart signals, sensors, and automated control systems
Build and run traffic modeling and simulation scenarios, including hardware‑in‑the‑loop and software‑in‑the‑loop environments
Develop Python scripts and API integrations to automate simulations, data flows, and system interactions
Test and validate traffic models, simulations, and ITS hardware/software through unit and integration testing
Improve or extend existing software tools and prototype new research‑driven concepts
Contribute to system architecture and documentation, collaborating within an Agile team using JIRA and Confluence
Qualification
Required
Strong proficiency with Python in Linux; C++ experience preferred
Experience developing unit and integration tests to support CI pipelines
Ability to build data interface adapters (e.g., JSON ↔ XML) and integrate with APIs
Proficiency with Git and collaborative software workflows
Basic understanding of robotics and autonomous systems concepts
Must meet Public Trust requirements: U.S. Citizen or Green Card, plus 3 years of recent U.S. residency
Preferred
experience with C++ on Linux
autonomous systems algorithms
research prototyping
software architecture
Agile tools (JIRA/Confluence)
Company
Zachary Piper Solutions
Zachary Piper Solutions is an IT company providing government contracting solutions in support of the nation’s Intelligence Community.