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Engineering - Civil
Nichols Hills, OK (On-Site/Office)
Description:
Seeking an experienced Lead Embedded Software Engineer to develop and lead safety-critical embedded software for UAV and ground station systems. This role combines technical leadership, people management, and hands-on development within a collaborative, fast-paced environment. Work spans the full software lifecycle using DO-178C-aligned processes and model-based development tools, with close coordination across distributed engineering teams.
Pay: $65 - $75 an hour
Location: Oklahoma City Area
This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance. Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident with an active Public Trust clearance.
Responsibilities:
Experience Requirements:
Education Requirements:
Seeking an experienced Lead Embedded Software Engineer to develop and lead safety-critical embedded software for UAV and ground station systems. This role combines technical leadership, people management, and hands-on development within a collaborative, fast-paced environment. Work spans the full software lifecycle using DO-178C-aligned processes and model-based development tools, with close coordination across distributed engineering teams.
Pay: $65 - $75 an hour
Location: Oklahoma City Area
This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance. Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident with an active Public Trust clearance.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a local embedded software team, owning delivery, quality, and schedules
- Collaborate with an international engineering team to meet program software objectives
- Drive full software lifecycle activities including requirements, design, implementation, verification, release, and maintenance
- Participate in reviews, analyses, testing, configuration management, and change control
- Serve as a Change Control Board (CCB) member
- Support CI/CD pipelines and post-release software support
- Collaborate with systems, hardware, and test teams to design safe, efficient, and certifiable software
Experience Requirements:
- Experience in aerospace, automotive, railway, or defense embedded systems
- Familiarity with MIL-STD software development practices
- Experience working under ARP-4754, DO-254, and DO-178 guidelines
- Advanced proficiency in C/C++
- Strong experience with model-based development tools such as SCADE or MATLAB/Simulink
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field
- Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in a related technical field
- 10+ years of experience developing high-reliability or safety-critical embedded software
- Demonstrated experience designing flight-critical software architectures
- Prior experience leading or managing software engineering teams
- Strong understanding of safety-critical software development processes
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