Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Description

The company builds sensor, communication and cyber systems for US intelligence customers and allies, as well as the military. The Cincinnati, Ohio site is part of the Mission Systems sector and is an operating unit of the company Corporation.

This is an onsite role in Cincinnati, Ohio, leading embedded software development on a staff level. Teams are multi-disciplinary and run engineering-heavy programs on tight schedules, covering SIGINT, electronic warfare and cyber work. Programs focus on advanced waveforms, low size, weight and power (low SWaP) processing, specialized space communication payloads and persistent signal surveillance.

Relocation assistance may be available. Travel is about 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Lead embedded software development for sensor, communication and cyber systems.
• Take part in every phase of a program: requirements generation, hardware selection, software development, and system integration and test.
• Work within multi-disciplinary program teams on next-generation communication and sensing systems.

Requirements

• You are a US citizen and can obtain a DoD Top Secret clearance before your start date. The company will sponsor the clearance. An active Top Secret clearance is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in science, engineering or a related field plus 12 years of experience, or a Master's degree plus 10 years, or a PhD plus 7 years.
• You have led technically at least a small team of 3 or more engineers.
• You have worked with C, C++, and embedded assembly for ARM, PIC and AVR processors.
• You have used embedded development environments such as Xilinx SDK, TI Code Composer Studio, IAR Embedded Workbench, or GCC and its related tools.
• You have debugged embedded systems with tools such as JTAG emulators, remote GDB servers, or USB or benchtop logic analyzers.
• You write scripts in languages such as Python, Bash or Batch.
• You have taken software through the full lifecycle, from requirements and design through implementation, integration, test and release.
• You are familiar with version control systems such as Git, GitLab, GitHub or Bitbucket, and Agile planning tools such as Jira or Rally.
• Preferred: experience with embedded communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, RS-232, CAN, SpaceWire and MIL-STD-1553B.
• Preferred: interest in digital signal processing (DSP).
• Preferred: experience with GNU Radio or other software-defined radio (SDR) platforms.
• Preferred: proficiency in MATLAB or Octave.
• Preferred: experience with embedded real-time operating systems (RTOS) such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr, VxWorks, or Linux with PREEMPT_RT.

Conditions

Base salary range is $177,000.00 to $265,600.00. The final offer depends on the scope of the role, your experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the role, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus. Vice President and Director roles may also qualify for Long Term Incentives.

Flexible schedules are available, including 9/80 and 4/10 arrangements.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Equal opportunity and legal statements apply.

Benefits

• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, and a savings plan with 401k matching.
• Company-paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation or personal business.
• Annual bonuses that reward individual work and share company results.
• Training and learning opportunities for technical and personal growth.