Secret-Cleared Embedded Software Engineer

PGS Worldwide is seeking Secret-Cleared Embedded Software Engineers in Baltimore, Maryland for one-year onsite contract-to-hire roles supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. These positions will develop, integrate, test, and maintain real-time embedded software supporting advanced mission systems.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM discipline.

• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance required.

• 6+ years of experience developing software using C/C++.

• 6+ years of experience developing real-time embedded software.

• 6+ years of experience supporting the full software development lifecycle, including:

  • Requirements/specification

  • Design

  • Implementation

  • Integration

  • Debugging

  • Maintenance

• Experience developing and executing unit tests and software verification activities.

• Experience integrating and testing software on simulators, laboratory systems, or production hardware.

• Ability to identify software risks, defects, and technical issues and develop appropriate resolutions.

• U.S. citizenship required.

• Ability to obtain and maintain required Special Program Access.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with VxWorks and/or Linux.

• Experience with algorithm development and optimization.

• Experience with Electronic Warfare, Built-In-Test, or calibration software.

• Experience with MATLAB.

• Experience with Visual Studio.

• Experience with static-analysis or code-quality tools such as Coverity, SonarQube, or Klocwork.

• Experience with open-architecture solutions.

• Experience with the Atlassian tool suite.

• Experience with Kubernetes.

• Experience with Model-Based Engineering.

• Experience with DevSecOps and Agile development practices.

What You’ll Do

• Analyze, develop, and modify embedded software supporting mission systems.

• Design and implement software primarily using C/C++.

• Support all phases of the software development lifecycle.

• Develop and execute unit tests and verification plans.

• Integrate, debug, and verify software using simulation environments and production hardware.

• Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams in system-integration laboratories.

• Identify technical risks and software defects and develop mitigation or corrective actions.

• Participate in software design, architecture, peer, and system reviews.

• Evaluate new technologies and development approaches.

• Support Model-Based Engineering, Agile, automation, and DevSecOps initiatives.

• Help ensure software requirements are satisfied from an end-to-end system perspective.

Work Schedule / Shift

• Onsite in Baltimore, Maryland

• 9/80A schedule

Pay

• $76.21 per hour.

Job ID: 1786

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.