Hiring: Tactical Systems Engineer - JobID-0262 Company: Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT) Location: Mount Laurel, NJ Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:10:27 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Agile, Azure, C, C++, Defense Industry, Git, Java, JavaScript, Jenkins, Jira, Linux, Machine Learning, Maven, Microservices, Python, Security Clearance, Shell, Systems Design, Systems Engineering About the job Experience: •5+ years of full-time professional experience Required Skills: •Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT), a leading defense technology company, is seeking a Tactical System Engineer to be part of our Warfare Systems team and based out of our Mount Laurel, NJ office. •Warfare Systems’ project domains include real-time automated test and analysis, virtual computing environments, Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML) based data analytics, cybersecurity, as well as backfit and forward-fit tactical solutions. •The Engineer will be fiercely accountable for the delivery of well-architected and production-ready solutions that exceed the Fleet’s requirements. •Design, implement, and test complex software in C, C++, Python, JavaScript, and Java within various development environments. •Analyze legacy monolithic software programs, recompiling them, and incrementally apply refactoring to modernize the software using the “brownfield” and “greenfield” methodologies. •Technical assessment and deconstruction of Navy tactical system code for Surface Navy Combat systems. •Explore and prototype next-generation solutions using artificial intelligence/machine learning, distributed processing, and modeling. •Interact with customers to elicit requirements and document agreements. Qualifications: •All applicants must be able to obtain/maintain an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. •This is an on-site position. Requiring at least 4 days in office, based out of our Mount Laurel, NJ office. Compensation: •$114,000 - $231,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!