Embedded Software- Engineer - LLJP00001841

Softworld, a Kelly Company; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 82,656 - 110,208; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology contractor in Lexington, MA, seeks an Embedded Software Engineer to develop embedded solutions for federal projects. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in embedded development, especially with ARM architectures and bare-metal programming. US Citizenship and a government clearance are mandatory for eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required.
• 5+ years of experience in embedded software development.
• Experience with multi-core ARM processors necessary.

Responsibilities

• Develop and engineer embedded software solutions.
• Implement bare-metal programming techniques.
• Engage in board bring up and boot process.

Skills

ARM architecture understanding

Bare-Metal programming

Board bring up experience

Embedded development toolchain experience

GIT/CI-CD experience

AI coding tools usage

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Logic Analyzers

Digital Oscilloscopes

Spectrum Analyzers

Job description

Job Description

This role is for an Embedded Software Engineer. The client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. A United States Government Clearance is required to be eligible for the position.

Job Title: Embedded Software- Engineer

Job Location: Lexington MA 02420

Base pay range: $60.00/hr - $80.00/hr

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• Understanding/Experience with ARM architecture (Cortex-A, Cortex-R, Cortex-M) and AMD Zynq-specific MPSoC architecture
• Bare-Metal programming (i.e. direct register-level programming of peripherals, clock and power domain initialization, cache and MMU setup)
• Experience with board bring up and boot process (i.e. First-stage bootloader, U-boot, Device Tree, etc.)
• Embedded development toolchain and build experience (i.e. JTAG debugging, peripheral and memory-mapped IO debugging, signal-level debugging)
• Experience with GIT/CI-CD environments
• Experience with leveraging AI coding tools / AI agents to enable faster workflow

Preferred Skills

• Working with laboratory benchtop testing and equipment such as Logic Analyzers, Digital Oscilloscopes and Spectrum Analyzers
• Familiarity with serial protocols and drivers (ex. I2C, SPI, JTAG, etc.)

Skill Matrix

• Bachelor's Degree - Yes
• Embedded development toolchain and build experience - 3 years
• Experience with AMD Zynq-specific MPSoC architecture - 3 years
• Experience with ARM architecture - 3 years
• Experience with board bring up and boot process - 3 years
• Bare-Metal programming experience - 3 years
• Embedded Software - 3 years
• Experience designing for multi-core ARM processors - 3 years
• Experience with AI coding tools/AI agents - 1 year
• Object Oriented Software Design and Development - 3 years
• Software Design/Development - 3 years
• Gitlab CI/CD - 3 years
• Multithreaded and Multiprocessor Applications - 3 years
• Experience with Embedded Linux - 3 years
• Real Time Linux Kernels, Tuning and Performance Analysis - 3 years

EEO Statement: This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role. Due to the nature of the work, a United States Government Clearance is required to be eligible for the position.