Secret-Cleared Embedded Software Engineer

PGS Worldwide is seeking a Secret-Cleared Embedded Software Engineer in Chandler, AZ for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will develop and integrate real-time embedded software for complex aerospace and defense systems. The engineer will support the full software development lifecycle, including requirements, architecture, detailed design, coding, unit testing, integration, and system-level testing.

Required Skills

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance with an investigation completed within the last 5 years.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience with object-oriented software development using C/C++ in a Linux environment.
• Experience developing, debugging, and testing embedded real-time software.
• Experience working with real-time operating systems such as VxWorks, Integrity, LynxOS, Yocto Linux, or an equivalent RTOS.
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering team.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with PowerPC, ARM, and/or RISC-V architectures.
• Experience with real-time computer-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop test environments.
• Experience designing, integrating, and testing embedded software with real-time computing hardware.
• Experience developing software interfaces supporting weapon-system integration.

What You’ll Do

• Develop requirements for real-time embedded software systems.
• Support software architecture development and detailed design.
• Develop embedded software using C/C++ in Linux and RTOS environments.
• Perform code development, unit testing, debugging, and troubleshooting.
• Support software integration and system-level testing.
• Develop and integrate software for real-time computing platforms.
• Participate in computer-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop testing activities.
• Develop interfaces supporting integration with larger system and weapon-system architectures.
• Ensure established software development standards and engineering practices are followed.
• Collaborate with software, systems, hardware, test, and other engineering disciplines throughout development.

Work Schedule / Shift

• 9/80A schedule.

Pay

• $90.00 per hour

Job ID: 1770

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.