Senior Embedded Software Engineer — Real-Time, Secure Systems (Secret)

Pinnacle Government Solutions; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Government Solutions seeks an experienced Embedded Software Engineer in San Diego, CA to design, develop, and test real-time software for secure defense systems.

You will collaborate across hardware, systems, and software teams in an Agile setting, performing verification, integration, and debugging efforts throughout the lifecycle.

Active U.S. Government Secret clearance is required; a Bachelor’s in CS/CE and strong C/C++ skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM discipline with relevant professional experience; advanced education may substitute for a portion of the experience requirement.
• Professional experience developing embedded software using C and/or C++.
• Experience with object-oriented programming concepts and practices.
• Experience integrating low-level firmware and software in real-time, multithreaded embedded applications.
• Experience developing and debugging embedded real-time systems.
• Working knowledge of formal software development lifecycle processes, including requirements, design, implementation, integration, and testing.
• Familiarity with static analysis and unit testing practices.
• Experience with Agile development and source/configuration management tools such as Git, Bitbucket, and/or Jira.
• Ability to work full-time onsite in the San Diego, California area.
• Ability to maintain the required U.S. Government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and test embedded software for complex real-time systems, including security-focused and communications applications.
• Support software architecture, low-level software/firmware integration, implementation, debugging, and verification.
• Analyze system capabilities, software requirements, interfaces, input/output needs, and technical constraints to develop effective solutions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout design, integration, and test activities.
• Apply disciplined software lifecycle practices from requirements and design through implementation, unit testing, integration, and system test.
• Support troubleshooting and technical investigations involving embedded hardware/software interfaces and communications systems.

Skills

C

C++

Object-oriented programming

Real-time systems

Multithreading

Agile development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science

Tools

Git

Bitbucket

Jira

Job description

Pinnacle Government Solutions seeks an experienced Embedded Software Engineer in San Diego, CA to design, develop, and test real-time software for secure defense systems.

You will collaborate across hardware, systems, and software teams in an Agile setting, performing verification, integration, and debugging efforts throughout the lifecycle.

Active U.S. Government Secret clearance is required; a Bachelor’s in CS/CE and strong C/C++ skills are essential for success.