Software Engineer

Actalent; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Critical Illness

Accident

Hospital

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a design-focused embedded software engineer to advance full-stack development for autonomous drones, ground control stations, and companion apps. You will translate system needs into robust real-time code in C++ and Python.

You will lead integration efforts from concept through deployment, ensuring reliability in demanding environments and driving quality through tests and hardware debugging.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science.
• 4–8 years of real-time embedded software experience in robotics or aerospace.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python; U.S. National status.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded software for autonomous drones, ground control stations, and companion apps.
• Lead software integration projects from concept to deployment to ensure high reliability and performance in demanding environments.
• Apply rigorous testing and optimization to meet real-time requirements and hardware constraints.

Skills

C++

Python

Embedded Software

Robotics

ROS

Firmware Programming

Microcontrollers

Real-time Systems

Hardware Integration

Git

Bitbucket

JIRA

Control Theory

ArduPilot

Unit Testing

Hardware Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

ROS

ArduPilot

Job description

Design and develop full-stack embedded software for autonomous drones, ground control stations, and companion applications. Lead software integration projects from concept to deployment to ensure high-reliability performance in demanding environments.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science with 4-8 years of experience in real-time embedded software for robotics or aerospace. Proficiency in C++ and Python is essential, along with U.S. National status.

Key Skills

• C++
• Python
• Embedded Software
• Robotics
• ROS
• Firmware Programming
• Microcontrollers
• Real-time Systems
• Hardware Integration
• Git
• Bitbucket
• JIRA
• Control Theory
• ArduPilot
• Unit Testing
• Hardware Debugging

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Critical Illness
• Accident
• Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off