Embedded Software Engineer - Secret Clearance

SGS Consulting; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting seeks a hands-on engineer to define the software architecture and implement real-time control software for hardware systems. You will work with a small team, shaping requirements and driving the full software lifecycle from design to test in a lab environment.

The role emphasizes C/C++, Linux-based RTOS experience, and collaboration across hardware and software disciplines to ensure robust real-time performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 2–5 years' experience, or MS plus 2+ years.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Hands-on real-time software and hardware integration.

Responsibilities

• Define software architecture and requirements based on high-level system requirements.
• Oversee design, implementation, and testing of real-time software for hardware control.
• Collaborate with a small team to ensure architecture alignment across modules.
• Laboratory integration and testing of the software and hardware components.

Skills

Firmware programming

Digital design

Analog design

Lab instrumentation

Git version control

Low-level drivers

Debugging tools

Protocols: UDP/TCP/UART/SPI/I2C/USB

Education

Bachelor's degree + 2–5 yrs experience

Tools

Mentor Graphics tools

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

Responsibilities involve working closely with a small team to define the software architecture and requirements based on high-level system requirements and the entire design, implementation, and test of the real-time software running in and controlling the hardware.

• Role requires hands-on real-world experience with the following: Architecting, benchmarking, designing, and programming software for physical control in C or C++ programming language for a hard real-time (time-deterministic, interrupt-driven, task-based, multi-threaded) environment using an RTOS such as real-time Linux, VxWorks, or Xenomai
• Experience developing in Linux environments
• Integration and testing in a laboratory setting of all of the above
• Scripting in Python or Matlab for the purpose of electronic testing and data analysis

Skills:

• Firmware programming using VHDL or Verilog
• Digital design and schematic capture using Mentor Graphics tools
• Analog or power circuit design
• Familiarity with laboratory instrumentation, including oscilloscopes, function generators, meters, logic analyzers, and frequency counters
• Experience with revision control systems such as git
• Experience developing low level drivers
• Experience with debuggers such as gdb, lldb, etc.
• Knowledge of communication and hardware protocols (e.g. UDP, TCP, UART,SPI, I2C, USB, PCIe, MIPI)

Education/Experience:

Bachelor's plus 2-5 years minimum experience, or MS plus 2 years minimum experience.The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to work in a team-oriented environment.