Position: Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Location: Tampa, FL
Clearance: Secret Clearance
Our great client is looking for a Sr. Embedded Software Engineer and drive the development of advanced cryptographic solutions that safeguard military communications. This pivotal role focuses on cutting-edge embedded development using System-on-Chip (SoC) technology in a dynamic, mission-driven environment.
- Lead on mid-size projects, offering expert technical guidance and mentoring to the software team, while ensuring the seamless integration of embedded systems.
- Support the technical design and development of embedded systems with a team
- Perform trade studies and architecture development
- Provide high level design and allocation of requirements to subsystems
- Support the creation of engineering documents to support various contracts, including: Software/Hardware Requirements Specification(s) (SHRS), Interface Requirements Specification(s) (IRS), Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Software Hardware Design Description (SHDD)
- Define unit, integration, and acceptance test plans
- Perform Configuration Management for software developmental items
- Support Agile and Waterfall development methodology based projects
- Provide written and oral progress updates
- Support technical proposal development and level of effort estimation
- Participate in process/tool improvements and drive quality initiatives
- Interact with customer for project status and requirement development
- Keep abreast of new technologies that can be beneficial to the projects and business
- Pursue ongoing professional development, sharing knowledge amongst the team
- Positively contribute to team’s productivity and engagement, ensuring timely and quality delivery of program objectives
- Understand business objectives, priorities, and company’s vision. Proactively assess and adjust team’s objectives, priorities, and tasks so that they remain aligned with higher level objectives and vision
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Active US Government Secret Security Clearance. Security Clearances are granted to US Citizens.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering or related degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
7+ years of applicable experience in:
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with embedded software development using C
- Demonstrated experience with embedded processors and SoC development
- Hands on integration experience with ARM based systems interacting with firmware
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- 10+ years of applicable experience
- Requires strong analytical, problem solving and negotiation skills with the ability to adapt skills to various analytical situations
- Must have a strong desire to succeed in a very dynamic environment
- Visualize project outcomes and understand/manage risks
- Need to Out-of-the-box thinking; go beyond project requirements; able to anticipate future needs and take necessary action
- Ability to make effective project presentations
- Ability to develop a short to long term integrated approach to product development that result in solutions/deployment and customer satisfaction
- Strong coordination, organization, and teaming abilities
- Familiarity SEI CMMI as tailored to small, agile development teams
- Advance knowledge of ANSI C and Python
- Demonstrated troubleshooting skills for low-level embedded issues and memory management
- Hands-on knowledge of software technologies, standards, processes, and metrics
- Knowledge of NSA Type 1 Certification process is a plus
- Experience with Xilinx SoC development environment
- Knowledge of relevant US DoD developments and systems
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to interact with customer representatives
- Has a positive attitude, strong work ethic, willing and able to lead complex technical tasks
