Senior Space & Embedded Crypto Software Engineer

Acara Solutions, Inc.; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Acara Solutions, Scottsdale, AZ, seeks an Advanced Software Engineer to design, develop, and verify software for secure cryptographic and space-based systems. You will join a cross-functional team working on embedded technologies for defense, aerospace, and advanced computing applications.

The role emphasizes secure software practices, performance optimization, and collaboration with hardware, systems, and cybersecurity teams in a hybrid/flex environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in a STEM field with relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience developing software applications, embedded software, or firmware solutions.
• 3+ years of Rust and/or C/C++ development experience.
• 3+ years of experience developing software for embedded platforms or constrained environments.
• 3+ years of experience supporting software integration, testing, debugging, and verification.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software for embedded cryptographic and space-based systems.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, architecture, implementation, verification, and deployment.
• Develop secure, reliable, and maintainable software solutions for mission-critical applications.
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and cybersecurity teams to integrate software into embedded platforms.
• Support software troubleshooting, debugging, performance optimization, and system validation activities.
• Apply software engineering standards, methodologies, and best practices throughout development efforts.
• Contribute to Agile development activities, sprint planning, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support innovation efforts by evaluating and implementing emerging technologies and development approaches.

Skills

Rust

C/C++

Embedded software

Agile

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM fields

Master's degree

Tools

Embedded development tools

Job description

Acara Solutions, Scottsdale, AZ, seeks an Advanced Software Engineer to design, develop, and verify software for secure cryptographic and space-based systems. You will join a cross-functional team working on embedded technologies for defense, aerospace, and advanced computing applications.

The role emphasizes secure software practices, performance optimization, and collaboration with hardware, systems, and cybersecurity teams in a hybrid/flex environment.