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# Senior Embedded Software Engineer

- **Company:** MITRE Corporation
- **Location:** Bedford, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $126,800.0 - $158,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Linux, Embedded Software, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Python (Programming Language), Posix, Real-Time Operating Systems, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Systems Architecture, Git, Programming Languages
- **Published:** July 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gdjieb

## About the Role

+ Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience

 + Degree in Computer Engineering, Systems Architecture, or related field

 + Senior-level proficiency in high-performance programming languages (e.g., C, C++, Rust), as well as other high-level languages (e.g., Python) and strong understanding of embedded systems, hardware interfacing

 + Experience with implementation best practices, modern design methods and software development flows including git

 + Demonstrated experience as individual contributor on high-performing multidisciplinary teams, with proven ability to implement components of embedded systems

 + Understanding and experience with low-level processor architectures, operating system design, and hardware interfacing

 + Experience with at least one of the following: real-time operating systems, POSIX interfaces, Linux/BSD user and kernel environments

 + Willingness to mentor and develop junior engineers

 + Minimum 80% on-site work required at MITRE or government locations

 + Ability to obtain and maintain a top secret security clearance

 + Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

 + Active secret (or higher) security clearance

 + Experience with Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), RF communications, radar/sensor systems or signal processing concepts

 + Experience with SoC FPGAs, RFSoCs, or Direct-RF devices.

 + Demonstrated mentorship or team leadership experience.

 + In-depth experience with software systems, systems architecture, and system-of-systems architecture

 + Advanced degree in Computer Engineering, Systems Architecture, or related field

 + Excellent interpersonal skills, judgment, discretion, and tact

 + Demonstrated technical leadership shaping large projects and aligning operational needs, engineering reality, and programmatic execution

## Description

+ Architect, implement, test, document, and debug embedded software systems (primarily C/C++)

 + Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to define requirements and set technical direction for software development efforts

 + Establish and reinforce best practices for software design, implementation, integration, and verification

 + Integrate and troubleshoot hardware/software interfaces across embedded platforms and RF/SDR-connected systems

 + Mentor and develop junior engineers through technical guidance and reviews


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