Senior Embedded Software Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Senior Embedded Software Engineer with Security Clearance
TSC's Product Solutions organization is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join our engineering team in Huntsville, AL. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in embedded systems development, a passion for problem-solving, and the ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. This role involves designing, developing, integrating, verifying, and testing embedded software for RF sensor products and systems.

Required Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience developing embedded software systems.

* Five to seven years of experience in software design and development, including experience supporting complex embedded systems.

* Extensive experience developing multithreaded applications in modern C++ for embedded Linux platforms.

* Experience designing modular software architectures for complex embedded systems.

* Experience interfacing software with hardware devices, serial interfaces, Ethernet, and custom communication protocols.

* Proficiency in Python for automation, test development, data processing, and engineering utilities.

* Experience with automated build systems, continuous integration, version control, and software configuration management.

* Strong analytical and debugging skills with the ability to diagnose complex system-level issues.

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary engineering teams.

* U.S. citizenship.

* Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications
* Experience developing software for defense, aerospace, unmanned systems, robotics, RF systems, electronic warfare, signals intelligence (SIGINT), guidance, navigation, or autonomous platforms.

* Experience with real-time Linux and deterministic software design.

* Familiarity with POSIX threads, real-time scheduling, and low-latency software techniques.

* Experience integrating software with FPGA-based systems, custom hardware, and high-speed data-acquisition devices.

* Knowledge of Linux kernel interfaces, device drivers, and board support packages.

* Experience with distributed software architectures, publish-subscribe messaging, and middleware frameworks.

* Experience with software simulation environments and hardware-in-the-loop testing.

* Experience with containerized development environments and virtualization technologies.

* Familiarity with software safety, secure coding practices, and applicable defense-industry standards.

* Experience developing automated test frameworks and deployment tools using Python and Bash.

* Experience with embedded performance analysis, profiling, and optimization tools.

* An active DoD Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
Responsibilities
* Design, develop, integrate, verify, and test modular, high-performance embedded Linux software systems.

* Develop scalable, multithreaded applications using modern C++ for embedded Linux platforms.

* Implement software components and interfaces that emphasize maintainability, modularity, performance, reliability, and testability.

* Develop and integrate software that interfaces with hardware devices, sensors, networking components, and real-time data-processing pipelines.

* Support software integration, system bring-up, debugging, performance optimization, and field support activities.

* Collaborate with systems, hardware, FPGA, algorithm, and test engineers to implement system-level capabilities.

* Design and implement networked software using standard IP protocols and distributed communication architectures.

* Develop Python- and Bash-based tools to automate testing, deployment, data analysis, simulation, and engineering workflows.

* Participate in software verification, validation, troubleshooting, and lifecycle maintenance.

* Participate in software design reviews, code reviews, requirements analysis, architecture development, and technical planning.

* Author and review technical documentation and contribute to customer deliverables.

* Contribute to software engineering best practices, code quality,…