Principal Software Engineer - Workload Communications Domain Lead
SciTec
Dayton, OH · $151k–$201k a year · Posted October 9, 2026
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About the job
SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace company is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five plus y