Job Requirements
Sunnyvale, CA
Clearance Unspecified Polygraph not specified
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
$119,000 - $160,000
Job Description
****This position requires an active DoD Clearance (Secret, Top Secret, Top Secret/SCI) or the ability to be obtain an (Interim Secret, Interim Top Secret)****
***Because an active or interim DoD clearance is required, U.S. Citizenship is required***
Embedded Software Engineer
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Schedule: Full-Time | Onsite
Salary Range: $119,000 - $162,000
Clearance Requirement: Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance (U.S. Citizenship required)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to join a cutting-edge engineering team developing advanced positioning, navigation, and timing solutions for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications. In this role, you will design, develop, and optimize software for embedded and real-time systems where accuracy, reliability, and performance are essential.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to technology that directly supports aviation safety and other high-impact operational environments while working alongside highly skilled software, hardware, and firmware engineers.
What You'll Do
• Design and develop software for real-time and time-critical embedded systems.
• Create high-performance software for positioning, navigation, timing, and signal-processing applications.
• Develop solutions for embedded and resource-constrained hardware environments.
• Architect and implement modular, maintainable software solutions.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, systems, and test engineering teams.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, and verification.
• Optimize multi-threaded applications for performance and reliability.
• Support software quality, certification, and compliance activities.
• Contribute to structured development methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, and Iterative/Spiral development processes.
What You'll Bring
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong experience developing embedded software using C++ and Embedded C.
• Experience designing software for embedded and real-time systems.
• Strong understanding of software development principles and lifecycle methodologies.
• Experience developing multi-threaded applications.
• Knowledge of operating systems and microprocessor architecture.
• Experience collaborating across software, hardware, and firmware disciplines.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with product testing and validation.
• Hardware verification experience.
• Device driver development experience.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools.
• Experience with Python development.
• Exposure to aerospace, defense, avionics, communications, or other highly regulated industries.
Work Environment
• Full-time onsite role in Sunnyvale, CA.
• Collaborative engineering culture with cross-functional teams.
• Structured development environment with formal testing and verification processes.
• Opportunity to work on highly reliable products supporting mission-critical applications.
Why This Role?
• Develop technology that has a direct real-world impact.
• Work on advanced embedded systems and precision timing solutions.
• Gain exposure to regulated aerospace and defense development environments.
• Collaborate with experienced engineering professionals.
• Enjoy long-term career growth within a stable and innovative organization.
**Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
This job posting will end: 8/21/26
***Because an active or interim DoD clearance is required, U.S. Citizenship is required***
Embedded Software Engineer
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Schedule: Full-Time | Onsite
Salary Range: $119,000 - $162,000
Clearance Requirement: Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance (U.S. Citizenship required)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to join a cutting-edge engineering team developing advanced positioning, navigation, and timing solutions for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications. In this role, you will design, develop, and optimize software for embedded and real-time systems where accuracy, reliability, and performance are essential.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to technology that directly supports aviation safety and other high-impact operational environments while working alongside highly skilled software, hardware, and firmware engineers.
What You'll Do
• Design and develop software for real-time and time-critical embedded systems.
• Create high-performance software for positioning, navigation, timing, and signal-processing applications.
• Develop solutions for embedded and resource-constrained hardware environments.
• Architect and implement modular, maintainable software solutions.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, systems, and test engineering teams.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, and verification.
• Optimize multi-threaded applications for performance and reliability.
• Support software quality, certification, and compliance activities.
• Contribute to structured development methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, and Iterative/Spiral development processes.
What You'll Bring
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong experience developing embedded software using C++ and Embedded C.
• Experience designing software for embedded and real-time systems.
• Strong understanding of software development principles and lifecycle methodologies.
• Experience developing multi-threaded applications.
• Knowledge of operating systems and microprocessor architecture.
• Experience collaborating across software, hardware, and firmware disciplines.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with product testing and validation.
• Hardware verification experience.
• Device driver development experience.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools.
• Experience with Python development.
• Exposure to aerospace, defense, avionics, communications, or other highly regulated industries.
Work Environment
• Full-time onsite role in Sunnyvale, CA.
• Collaborative engineering culture with cross-functional teams.
• Structured development environment with formal testing and verification processes.
• Opportunity to work on highly reliable products supporting mission-critical applications.
Why This Role?
• Develop technology that has a direct real-world impact.
• Work on advanced embedded systems and precision timing solutions.
• Gain exposure to regulated aerospace and defense development environments.
• Collaborate with experienced engineering professionals.
• Enjoy long-term career growth within a stable and innovative organization.
**Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
This job posting will end: 8/21/26
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