Lead Embedded Software Engineer - DoD Clearance Eligible

Cubic Corporation; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cubic Corporation in Ashburn, VA, seeks a lead developer for embedded software within DTECH. The role centers on designing microcontroller firmware and maintaining device software in C/C++. Opportunity for future management as the team grows, with scope across hardware–software integration and real‑time constraints.

Responsibilities include leading projects, ensuring quality, mentoring engineers, and advancing development practices in a lab setting with target hardware.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in computer engineering or related discipline with a minimum of eight years of experience, or a master’s degree with at least six years of experience.
• Eligibility for a DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead software projects, ensuring delivery of high‑quality, reliable software.
• Collaborate with the wider business to determine requirements for new projects and features, and communicate resources and risks.
• Drive the use of software development best practices, ensuring code is well structured, unit tested, and maintainable.
• Integrate and troubleshoot firmware on target platforms in the lab using hardware analysis tools.
• Provide guidance on design and implementation to adjacent software teams.
• Identify new ideas and tools for continuous improvement of development practices.
• Mentor junior engineers, offering training and development suggestions.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded systems

HW-SW interaction

Real-time constraints

Low-level programming

Debugging embedded

Unix/Linux

Unit testing

Testing frameworks

Education

Four-year degree in computer engineering or related field with 8+ years experience

Master’s degree with 6+ years experience

Tools

Yocto

JIRA

Confluence

Git

Job description

Cubic Corporation in Ashburn, VA, seeks a lead developer for embedded software within DTECH. The role centers on designing microcontroller firmware and maintaining device software in C/C++. Opportunity for future management as the team grows, with scope across hardware–software integration and real‑time constraints.

Responsibilities include leading projects, ensuring quality, mentoring engineers, and advancing development practices in a lab setting with target hardware.