Embedded Software Engineer 1
📌Northridge, United States 🇺🇸
⏱︎ contract
🧙♂️ entry-level
💰 34
on-site
IT/Technical
Embedded Software Engineer 1 Northridge, CA Posted: 5/27/2025
Job Description
Job ID#:
211533
Job Category:
IT/Technical
Position Type:
Associate - W2
Duration:
52
PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer 1, in Northridge, CA. Job ID#211533
Pay Rate: $34 - $39/hr
Job Description:
Seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to support our SiAW program who with the desire to learn new technologies to join our innovative teams to help develop, enhance, and maintain software on cutting edge products and systems. Candidates will work on software system efforts for the Software Development Team on the SiAW program. This position will serve on-site at Advanced Technology Laboratory (ATL) in Linthicum/ Annapolis Junction, MD, on-site at our Northridge facility in Northridge CA or on-site at our Tausan facility in AZ.
Responsibilities:
A successful candidate will have the qualities and essential functional expertise to:
- Design and develop Embedded software,
- Design and documentation of software applications
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Test and evaluation, simulation of applicable software applications
- Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 0 years of related engineering experience.
- Previous experience working as a Scrum Master in a technical environment.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and practices, including Scrum or Kanban
- Proficiency in using Jira for tracking tickets, helping manage the product backlog, and facilitating Agile workflows.
- Proven ability to facilitate Scrum ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
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Experience in embedded real-time software development, with a focus on embedded C++ and VxWorks.
- Experience with Communication Protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, Ethernet)
- Experience with Networking protocols (IPSec, TLS)
- Experience with TCP/IP and common network configurations
- Experience implementing cryptographic mechanisms using dedicated software libraries (wolfSSL)
- Familiarity with Linux kernel driver development/modifications
- Familiarity with assembly language
- Familiarity with to bare metal embedded device drivers
- Familiarity with PowerPC architectures and peripherals
- Familiarity with VHDL/Verilog/FPGA
- Familiarity with Xilinx tools (Vitis, Vivado)
- Familiarity with IBM tools (Rhapsody, DOORS, Clearcase)
- Familiarity with Green Hills AdaMulti
- Familiarity with Static Analysis and Unit Testing
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Current/active secret clearance
Job Requirements
Minimum Security Clearance:
Secret
VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit http://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/ or https://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/
The Company Will Consider Qualified Applicants With Arrest And Conviction Records In Accordance With Federal, State, And Local Laws And/or Security Clearance Requirements, Including, As Applicable:
- The California Fair Chance Act
- Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
- Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
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San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
@ Embedd 
What we're looking for
At embedd.it, we power hardware-software integration in embedded devices. We turn fragmented semiconductor chip data into configurable digital twins, then deterministically generate code, tests, and documentation – making integration faster, cheaper, and resilient to supply chain shocks.
We’re looking for a true legend – someone with abstract thinking and deep expertise in low-level software development. You’ll build vendor-agnostic tooling for MCU and peripheral integration to solve hardware-software integration once and for all. We work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generation, compilers, and machine learning. It’s your chance to help redefine how low-level development is done.
Responsibilities
- Drive the architecture of the driver structures and system layout
- Define scalable patterns for cross-architectural integration across bare-metal, Zephyr, Linux, and other environments
- Deconstruct complex SoC device trees and translate hardware descriptions into structured internal models for automated reasoning
- Partner with the ML team to shape data and annotation models for AI-driven data-extraction tooling
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in embedded systems development, including bare-metal and RTOS-based systems
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Familiarity with firmware configuration, SoC bring-up, and system-level debugging
- Hands-on experience with code generation tools, or low-level compiler/decompiler/emulator technologies
- Strong background in embedded toolchains: compilers, linkers, debuggers, and build systems
- Python or scripting for automation and tooling is a plus
- Experience with functional-safety standards is a plus
Why embedd.it?
- Dynamic, venture-backed team of engineers challenging the status quo 🚀
- Work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generators, compilers, and ML 🤖
- Unusual challenges requiring out-of-the-box abstract thinking 🧠
- Competitive compensation: cash + equity 💰
- Remote work possible 🌍
About Us
embedd.it is a UK-based startup reinventing embedded development. Our platform transforms unstructured semiconductor data into structured digital twins, enabling automatic generation of drivers, tests, and documentation. We're building a single, traceable source of truth to make integration fast, vendor-agnostic, and future-proof.
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