About Careertakes

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Role Overview

Confidential Client is hiring entry-level and early-career Embedded Software Engineers in Rolling Meadows, IL to work on mission-focused embedded systems. These positions support development across the full software lifecycle for real-time, safety- and security-sensitive systems. A U.S. Secret security clearance is required to start; U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite.

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What You’ll Do

• Participate across the full product lifecycle: design, implementation, verification, test and production of embedded software for digital electronic and hardware systems
• Develop and maintain embedded code, unit tests, and integration tests
• Work on low-level and application-level software for navigation, targeting, self-protection, and related mission systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware, systems, and test engineers
• Apply software engineering best practices: version control, code reviews, continuous integration, and configuration management
• Support system-level integration, troubleshooting, and field/test activities (travel ~10% possible)

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Minimum Qualifications

Associate Embedded Software Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree completed or near completion in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related STEM field
• Eligible to obtain U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship required)
• Ability to obtain required Special Access Program access within a reasonable timeframe
• Final U.S. Government Secret clearance is required to start

Embedded Software Engineer

• Master’s degree plus ~1 year relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related STEM field
• Eligible to obtain U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship required)
• Ability to obtain required Special Access Program access within a reasonable timeframe
• Final U.S. Government Secret clearance is required to start

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Preferred Qualifications

• Overall GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher preferred
• Current active U.S. Government Secret clearance is a plus
• Helpful coursework or experience in:
  • Structured programming in C
  • Object-oriented programming in C++ or Java
  • Software architecture, design patterns, multithreaded programming
  • Operating system concepts for embedded systems
  • Software development methodologies (Agile and/or Waterfall)
  • Version control tools (Git, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, etc.)
  • Agile planning tools (Jira, Rally)

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Compensation & Benefits

• Pay range for Associate Embedded Software Engineer: $72,700 - $109,100 per year
• Pay range for Embedded Software Engineer: $87,600 - $131,400 per year
  • Exact offer depends on role level, experience, education, skills, and market factors
• Benefits may include health insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement/savings plans, paid time off, company-paid holidays, and eligibility for discretionary bonuses or long-term incentives depending on role

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Location & Clearance Requirements

• Work location: Rolling Meadows, IL (on-site / local facility)
• U.S. citizenship is required for roles requiring government security clearance
• A Final U.S. Government Secret clearance is required to start; ability to obtain Special Access Program access as needed

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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