Embedded Software Engineer - Secret Clearance

SGS Consulting; Milton (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting is seeking an embedded software engineer to work with a small team to define architecture and requirements from high-level system specs. You will design, implement, and test real-time software for hardware control in C/C++ for RTOS environments such as Linux, VxWorks, or Xenomai.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab integration and testing, Linux experience, and scripting in Python or MATLAB to support electronic testing and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a technical field (e.g., CS, EE, CE).
• 2–5 years of hands-on real-time software development experience.
• Experience in C/C++ for hard real-time environments and RTOS.
• Strong hardware-software integration and debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Define software architecture and requirements from high-level system specs.
• Design, implement, and test real-time software for hardware control.
• Collaborate closely with a small team to deliver robust software.
• Perform integration and testing in lab environments.
• Develop and run scripts for data analysis and testing in Python or MATLAB.

Skills

Firmware programming

Digital design

Analog design

Laboratory instrumentation

Git

Low level drivers

Debuggers (gdb/lldb)

Communication protocols

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

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.