Senior Embedded Systems Engineer - VoIP & Security (Secret)

Footbridge Federal; Paradise Valley (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and financial benefits

Paid time off & flexibility

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Footbridge Federal delivers engineering, cyber, mission IT, analytics, and cleared program support for defense, intelligence, federal civilian, homeland security, and research missions.

Candidates should expect work tied to defense, intelligence, federal civilian, homeland, and research missions rather than generic commercial delivery. The culture emphasizes small-team accountability and practical execution close to customers and program outcomes.

Qualifications

• Background in VoIP, video transport, and general networking technologies.
• Experience with low-level embedded hardware concepts, processor interfaces, and data buses.
• Ability to decompose both functional and security specifications into detailed technical designs.
• Hands-on experience with system security documentation and certification workflows.
• Active Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer specifications into CONOPS, functional requirements, and system architectures.
• Author security design documentation and support formal system certification and accreditation processes.
• Analyze and design low-level embedded systems, including bus architectures, memory interfaces, and inter-processor messaging.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex system issues independently to ensure project milestones are met.

Skills

VoIP & video transport

Embedded hardware concepts

Security documentation

Certification workflows

Security clearance

Job description

Footbridge Federal delivers engineering, cyber, mission IT, analytics, and cleared program support for defense, intelligence, federal civilian, homeland security, and research missions.

Candidates should expect work tied to defense, intelligence, federal civilian, homeland, and research missions rather than generic commercial delivery. The culture emphasizes small-team accountability and practical execution close to customers and program outcomes.