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Senior Software Engineer

Sterling Heights, MI 48313

Posted: 06/12/2025 Employment Type: Contract Industry: Software Engineer Job Number: 43266 Pay Rate: 62.07

Job Description

Position Description  
Our client's Combat Mission Systems team in Sterling Heights is hiring Senior Software Engineers excited about real-time, embedded software development. We have multiple openings for individuals with experience and a passion for real-time, embedded software development. The Senior Software Engineer plans, leads, and performs a variety of tasks across the areas of software requirements analysis, software architecture and design, implementation (code and unit test), cybersecurity hardening, documentation, hardware-software integration, troubleshooting, problem solving, and software verification testing. We work a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off and 1-2 days / week remote.  
  • Plans, leads, and executes efforts to architect, design, develop, maintain, upgrade, port, and verify/qualify embedded product software and/or product support software to enhance, implement, and support project/system functionality.
  • Mentors less-experienced software engineers to help develop their software development and test capabilities and troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
  • Collaborates across the other engineering disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, controls, systems, testing, and cybersecurity
  • Ensures that the technical approach is consistent with established engineering principles and practices
  • Ensures that cost and schedule targets are met, product outcomes meet customer needs, and customer/company technical, system, performance, process, and quality requirements are met.                                 
Skills Required              
  • Exceptional communication skills (verbal and written) are a MUST with customer interface/liaison experience
  • Strong skills in C, C++, Python, and UNIX scripting/BASH                                 
Experience Required 
  • Minimum of 4 years of work experience
  • Real-time embedded software development experience with Linux and/or VxWorks including OS configuration
  • Experience with code wrapping with MATLAB and Simulink auto code
  • Experience with multithreaded applications, specifically thread prioritization and synchronization tools to manage access to shared resources
  • Experience with application development utilizing communication protocols such as Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDP, CAN, MIL-STD-1553
  • Experience with requirements-based software implementation, verification, and linking/traceability with DOORs                                 
Experience Preferred
  • Linux kernel and device driver development experience
  • Experience developing and troubleshooting communications, device drivers, and IO interfaces
  • Experience with the full software development lifecycle: software architecture, design, coding, testing, and debugging
  • Experience with design, implementation, and testing of cybersecurity requirements
  • Experience with Time Sensitive Networks (TSN) and performance optimization
  • FPGA programming experience
  • Experience with (or willingness to learn) the Ada programming language
  • Experience with MagicDraw and LabView
  • Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, Bitbucket
  • Advanced use of version control tools (such as Git) and issue tracking tools (such as Jira) including automation, creating dashboards, reports, etc.
  • Familiarity with CMMI for development
  • Familiarity with Qt and Squish for front end GUI development and testing
  • Experience with Computer Networks (switches, VLAN, protocols) and network monitoring with tools like WireShark
  • Experience with HIL and automated software testing using National Instruments VeriStand and TestStand
  • Familiarity with relevant military and commercial design and development standards
  • Familiarity with weapon systems, munitions, and/or combat vehicle functionality and capability                                 
Education Required   
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related STEM field                                 
Ability to obtain a US Secret Security Clearance required. Secret Clearance eligibility requires US citizenship Additional submittal slots will be released at a later date.                          
 

Meet Your Recruiter

John Sabbagh
Recruiting Manager

John Sabbagh has over 10 years of recruiting experience. Starting his career as an Entry Level Recruiter at Panther, our candidates find him genuine and great resource to their career search!

Fun Fact: John is a sports fanatic, he plays in horseshoe and cornhole leagues and loves fantasy football.

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