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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to join a Flight Software Design Engineering team supporting missile-related systems. You will develop requirements, design and implement embedded flight software, integrate with hardware, and test real-time systems used in flight environments.

• Assess, refine, and develop system and software requirements
• Design, implement, integrate, and test embedded flight software components
• Write production-quality embedded C/C++ code for real-time systems
• Work directly with hardware designers to validate interfaces and read schematics
• Integrate software with RTOS and Linux-based components where applicable
• Collaborate daily with engineering and program management teams and present technical results
• Produce and review technical documentation and test reports
• Support system-level hardware/software integration and test
• Participate in schedule-driven development (9x80 schedule with every other Friday off) and be available for extended hours as needed

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Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline — or equivalent work experience
• Strong embedded software development background with hands-on Embedded C/C++
• Experience with target processors (ARM) and low-level hardware interfaces (I2C, SPI, Ethernet)
• Experience reading schematics and working with custom hardware
• Familiarity with RTOS concepts and development
• Experience with Linux-based embedded development is desired
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to learn new hardware platforms quickly
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; comfortable presenting technical information
• Able to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• Must be able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance; active Secret clearance preferred

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Preferred / Useful Experience

• Prior work on missile avionics or flight control software
• Experience with Visual Studio IDE or similar debugging tools for embedded systems
• Familiarity with real-time networking and hardware/software integration testing

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Compensation & Schedule

• Employment type: Full-Time
• Salary range: $63,000 – $105,375 per year (provided by the client)
• Schedule: 9x80 (every other Friday off), with occasional extended hours to meet program needs
• Location: Huntsville, AL (onsite expectation as required by program)

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Why Join

• Contribute to safety-critical flight and missile systems with a leading engineering team
• Hands-on work with embedded hardware and real-time systems
• Collaborative engineering environment and technical career growth opportunities
• Competitive pay within the disclosed salary range

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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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