Embedded Real-Time Software Engineer

Comtech LLC 

📍 Atlanta, United States 🇺🇸

full-time
senior
Posted —

Key Skills

C++RTOSDevOpsAPIsMIL-STD-1553

Industry

DefenseAerospace

Job Description

Position: Communications Engineer


Security Requirement : MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO OBTAIN A SECURITY CLEARANCE


Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded real-time software applications.
  • Develop software for military and mission-critical systems.
  • Create software requirements, architecture, and detailed designs.
  • Work with RTOS, device drivers, hardware interfaces, and embedded platforms.
  • Support CI/CD, DevOps, APIs, containerized applications, and distributed systems.
  • Participate in software integration, testing, deployment, and troubleshooting.
  • Prepare technical documentation, reports, proposals, and presentations.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentor development teams.
  • Ensure software meets security, safety, and military standards.
  • Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and project teams.


Required Qualifications

  • Strong experience developing embedded software for complex systems.
  • Proficiency in C/C++ and/or Ada programming.
  • Experience with real-time embedded software development.
  • Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in collaborative engineering environments.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Active Secret Clearance (preferred).
  • Experience with electronic warfare (EW), sensor systems, or defense applications.
  • Experience developing secure and safety-critical software.
  • Knowledge of avionics communication protocols such as MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, Ethernet, and RS-422.
  • Experience with military radios, tactical data links, and avionics systems.
  • Familiarity with RTOS, DevOps, CI/CD, APIs, containers, and distributed systems.
  • Experience leading software development teams.


Education & Experience

  • Bachelor's degree + 9 years of experience, OR
  • Master's degree + 7 years of experience, OR
  • PhD + 4 years of experience.


Relevant Degrees

  • Computer Science
  • Computer Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Physics
  • Related technical fields.