About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing, IT Services and IT Consulting.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

You will join a US-based engineering team working on embedded software for aerospace and related systems. Typical responsibilities include:

• Develop, test and maintain embedded software using C and C++ for real-time systems
• Implement and validate algorithms or models created in MATLAB
• Write automation and system-level Python scripts for testing and tools
• Design and debug threaded and concurrent software components
• Integrate and validate software over common communication protocols
• Participate in the full Software Engineering Lifecycle: design, code, unit test, integration test, and documentation
• Create and maintain automated tests for your code and support continuous integration
• Collaborate with systems engineers, test engineers and cross-functional teams to resolve root-cause issues
• Produce clear technical documentation and present technical findings to stakeholders

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What We’re Looking For

Minimum qualifications (required):

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronic, Computer Engineering or similar
• Entry-level / Graduate candidate with internship or academic project experience in embedded development
• Strong programming skills in C and/or C++
• Working knowledge of MATLAB (scripting/modeling)
• Proficiency in Python for automation or tooling
• Understanding of threaded programming and concurrent design
• Familiarity with software engineering lifecycle and version control (e.g., Git)
• Strong problem-solving skills and disciplined approach to testing your work
• Good written and verbal communication skills

Important legal/clearance requirement:

• This role is ITAR-controlled — only U.S. Citizens are eligible to apply. Candidates must be able to pass any required background screening.

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Preferred Skills & Nice-to-Haves

• Experience or coursework in aerospace or systems engineering
• Familiarity with C# / .NET (added advantage)
• Experience with communication protocols (e.g., CAN, UART, SPI, Ethernet)
• Knowledge of system architecture and automation for test systems
• Prior hands-on experience with unit testing frameworks and CI pipelines

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Location & Logistics

• Work location: Plano, TX (on-site or as specified by the client). This is an on-location, US-based position consistent with ITAR requirements.
• Employment type: Full-time
• Sponsorship: Due to ITAR, the client is only considering U.S. Citizens; sponsorship is not available for this role.
• Reasonable accommodations: Careertakes and our client will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities — please contact us with accommodation requests.

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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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