Build what’s next with US Ignite
At US Ignite, we work at the intersection of technology and community impact. We partner with cities, communities, military bases, startups, and researchers to solve real-world challenges and generate new opportunities for economic growth.
We’re a mission-driven team that operates with the energy of a startup, delivering breakthrough solutions that create jobs, launch new ventures, and improve quality of life. If you’re ready to do meaningful work and see the tangible impact of your ideas, you’ll fit right in.
Check out the open positions available:
To apply for a position, please send a cover letter and résumé to [email protected].
Developer
US Ignite, a smart technology nonprofit based in Washington, DC, seeks a Developer to support the delivery of US Ignite’s software for a Common Operating Picture for military bases. This role will help expand how US Ignite’s software products help military bases make data-driven decisions to improve safety/emergency response and warfighter readiness, and manage facilities/infrastructure to lower costs and support quality of life.
This role will primarily support the Smart Installation and Community Dashboard (SICD) program, which US Ignite is executing at Fort Benning, GA, in support of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The program aims to create a digital toolbox that centralizes siloed installation data and provides a platform to build new apps to modernize installation functions rapidly. The platform is primarily based on the low/no-code industrial Internet of Things platform ThingWorx, though mission-specific tools are also a priority. The focus of this role will be to own priority upgrades to the platform and develop a diverse set of mission applications.
Salary range: $80,000-$100,000, commensurate with experience, education, and other qualifications. US Ignite also offers a competitive benefits package.
Role Responsibilities
The Developer will support software development on multiple projects including Common Operating Pictures for both training/readiness and emergency operations, as well as mobile and user-configurable notifications, heat risk management, and other projects. This role will report to the Senior Technical Program Manager, Smart Bases.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Support development of US Ignite’s software products related to public safety, public works, and Army base operations, leveraging the ThingWorx low/no-code Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT) software platform.
- Operate as part of an agile scrum team, collaborating with product owners, platform engineers, data scientists, and other developers.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related field.
- 3+ years in software development
- Working knowledge of cloud computing (esp. AWS), DevSecOps tools/techniques (Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes, GitLab), and traditional software development tools/technologies outside of ThingWorx (e.g., Python, Node.js, Databricks)
- Strong technical communication skills
- Applicants must have or be able to obtain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC), and be able to access Army networks/systems including Vantage, which requires US citizenship
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with ThingWorx and Kepware
- Working knowledge of technical domains including IT/OT networking, cybersecurity, edge computing, IoT, software engineering, analytics, and system design/development
- Working knowledge of GIS tools/technologies like Esri ArcGIS, Leaflet
- Experience developing mature, production-ready AI products with appropriate guardrails
Prior experience supporting defense/government missions
What You’ll be Doing
First 30 Days
- Onboarding, including cybersecurity training and administrative tasks to obtain access to required systems
- Learning US Ignite’s smart base capability delivery process, the technical architecture and capabilities of the Smart Installation and Community Dashboard, and our previous and planned projects
- Listening to ongoing design workflows, initially led by the SICD program manager and held with our USACE customer and installation users, to begin designing the next phase of our installation management applications
First 60 Days
- Designing User Experience with our new applications, including development of clear, easy-to-understand wireframes, process flow diagrams, user stories, and technical requirements
- Experimentation developing prototype features for new training and emergency operations-related applications
First 90 Days
- Owning technical development related to the training, emergency operations, and notification-based applications
- Maturing prototypes to production applications, performing both front-end and back-end development of assigned applications
- Operating on an agile scrum team collaborating with product owners, scrum managers, data scientists, platform engineers, and other application engineers
Location/Travel
- Remote Teleworker
- This position requires up to 10% travel, including up to quarterly visits to Fort Benning, GA, and Washington, DC
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please send a cover letter and résumé to [email protected] before November 15th, 2026. In your cover letter please comment on your ability to obtain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC).
Notices
US Ignite is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a U.S. veteran. We welcome diversity and positive attitudes.
Technical Program Manager, Smart Utilities
US Ignite, a smart technology nonprofit based in Washington, DC, seeks a Technical Program Manager, Smart Utilities to lead utility modernization projects across military bases and commercial applications. This role will help expand how US Ignite supports communities in modernizing their electric, gas, and water utilities to lower costs and increase resilience.
This role will primarily support the Smart Installation and Community Dashboard (SICD) program, which US Ignite is executing at Fort Benning, GA, in support of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The program aims to create a digital toolbox that centralizes siloed installation data and provides a platform to build new apps to modernize installation functions rapidly. The platform is primarily based on the low/no-code industrial Internet of Things platform ThingWorx, though mission-specific tools are also a priority. The focus of this role will be to lead the delivery of utility and facility-related apps within this toolbox.
Salary range: $100,000-$140,000, commensurate with experience, education, and other qualifications. US Ignite also offers a competitive benefits package.
Role Responsibilities
The Technical Program Manager, Smart Utilities will lead multiple projects, including a Common Operating Picture of utility infrastructure, facility/work management system integration, support for our USACE customers’ energy and water projects, mapping and AI tools, and potential commercial applications like coal mine methane capture. This role will report to the Senior Technical Program Manager, Smart Bases.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Lead US Ignite projects related to electric, gas, and water utilities across smart base and commercial applications
- Lead project planning and execution, including scope, schedule, budget, stakeholder engagement, subcontractor management, risk management, and reporting
- Serve as product owner over requirements, communication materials, stakeholder engagements, and user acceptance testing/operations plans, in coordination with technical scrum teams, as related to utility projects
- Leverage utility industry expertise to guide the vision/direction for US Ignite’s utility-related products and services
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, construction, or engineering management, or related field
- 2+ years in an agile product or software development-related role
Experience with ThingWorx and/or Kepware
Strong communication skills - Working-level knowledge of related technical domains including control systems, networking, cybersecurity, power systems/metering, edge computing, IoT, software engineering, analytics, and system design/development
- Applicants must have or be able to obtain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC), and be able to access Army networks/systems including Vantage, which requires US citizenship
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years in a utilities-related field, and 3+ years in a management role
- Experience with EcoStruxure, GE Vernova, and BAS products like Niagara N4 or JCI Metasys
- Prior experience supporting defense/government missions
- Experience with system architecting/design
What You’ll be Doing
First 30 Days
- Onboarding, including cybersecurity training and administrative tasks to obtain access to required systems
- Learning US Ignite’s smart base capability delivery process, the technical architecture and capabilities of the Smart Installation and Community Dashboard, and our previous and planned utility-related projects
- Listening to ongoing design workflows, initially led by the SICD program manager and held with our USACE customer and installation users, to begin designing the next phase of our utility-related applications
First 60 Days
- Designing user experience with our new utility-related applications, including development of clear, easy-to-understand wireframes, process flow diagrams, user stories, and technical requirements
- Start managing tasks that contribute to utility project execution, with guidance and feedback from the SICD program manager, to begin contributing and building wins on projects.
First 90 Days
- Fully own product direction, define requirements, and develop clear, effective communication materials.
- Representing the utilities efforts in engagements with our customer and user base
- Leading software development, including task definition, prioritization, and functional review for the technical implementation team in alignment with the SICD program manager and parallel development workstreams
Location/Travel
Remote Teleworker, with preference for DC- or Southeast US-based applicants
This position requires up to 10% travel, including up to quarterly visits to Fort Benning, GA, and Washington, DC
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please send a cover letter and résumé to [email protected] before November 15th, 2026. In your cover letter please comment on your ability to obtain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC).
Notices
US Ignite is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a U.S. veteran. We welcome diversity and positive attitudes.
Senior IoT Developer
US Ignite, a smart technology nonprofit based in Washington, DC, seeks a Senior Developer, Facility Control Systems to lead development of US Ignite’s software related to smart buildings and intelligent devices. This role will help expand how US Ignite’s software products help communities increase visibility, save costs, and improve security of their facilities and equipment.
This role will primarily support the Smart Installation and Community Dashboard (SICD) program, which US Ignite is executing at Fort Benning, GA, in support of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The program aims to create a digital toolbox that centralizes siloed installation data and provides a platform to build new apps to modernize installation functions rapidly. The platform is primarily based on the low/no-code industrial Internet of Things platform ThingWorx, though mission-specific tools are also a priority. The focus of this role will be to lead the development of tools in this platform for our utilities and infrastructure-related projects.
Salary range: $90,000-$125,000, commensurate with experience, education, and other qualifications. US Ignite also offers a competitive benefits package.
Role Responsibilities
The Senior IoT Developer will lead development on multiple projects including a Common Operating Picture of utility infrastructure, facility/work management system integration, support for our USACE customers’ energy and water projects, remote fuel tank monitoring, and potential commercial applications related to coal mine methane capture monitoring. This role will report to the Senior Technical Program Manager, Smart Bases.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Lead development of US Ignite’s software products related to smart buildings and facility work management, leveraging the ThingWorx low/no-code Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT) software platform.
- Oversee configuration and deployment of on-premises Internet of Things (IoT) devices like sensors, modems/routers, and edge PCs.
- Operate as part of an agile scrum team, collaborating with product owners, platform engineers, data scientists, and other developers.
- Leverage utility industry expertise to guide the vision/direction for US Ignite’s facility-related products.
Lead integration of our platform with Operational Technology (OT) systems and devices.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related field.
- 5+ years in software development and 3+ years working with industrial or facility-related control systems
- Experience with ThingWorx and/or Kepware
- Deep knowledge of related technical domains including control systems, OT Protocols (Modbus, BACNet, OPC/UA, etc.), IT/OT networking, control system cybersecurity, edge computing, IoT, software engineering, analytics, and system design/development
- Strong technical communication skills
- Applicants must have or be able to obtain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC), and be able to access Army networks/systems including Vantage, which requires US citizenship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Niagara N4, JCI Metasys, Ignition, AVEVA PI
- Working knowledge of cloud computing (esp. AWS), DevSecOps tools/techniques (Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes, GitLab), and traditional software development tools/technologies outside of ThingWorx (e.g. Python, node.js, Databricks)
- Prior experience supporting defense/government missions
- Experience with system architecting/design
What You’ll be Doing
First 30 Days
- Onboarding, including cybersecurity training and administrative tasks to obtain access to required systems
- Learning US Ignite’s smart base capability delivery process, the technical architecture and capabilities of the Smart Installation and Community Dashboard, and our previous and planned control system-related projects
- Listening to ongoing design workflows, initially led by the SICD program manager and held with our USACE customer and installation users, to begin designing the next phase of our control system-related applications
First 60 Days
- Designing User Experience with our new control system-related applications, including development of clear, easy-to-understand wireframes, process flow diagrams, user stories, and technical requirements
- Experimentation developing prototype features for new control system-related applications
First 90 Days
- Leading technical delivery related to utilities and infrastructure-related applications, providing architecture analysis, defining technical work plans, and providing mentorship/guidance to other developers in support of the SICD program manager/scrum master
- Maturing prototypes to production applications, performing both front-end and back-end development of utility and control-system related applications
- Executing production integrations with Operational Technology (OT) and Internet of Things systems
Location/Travel
- Remote Teleworker, with preference for DC- or Southeast US-based applicants
- This position requires up to 10% travel, including up to quarterly visits to Fort Benning, GA, and Washington, D.C
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please send a cover letter and résumé to [email protected] before November 15th, 2026. In your cover letter please comment on your ability to obtain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC).
Notices
US Ignite is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a U.S. veteran. We welcome diversity and positive attitudes.
