Embedded Systems Software Engineer – Linux, Containers & Tactical SDR
Scientific Research Corporation1 day ago
North Charleston, SC, USAMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Develop, enhance, and debug modular embedded C and C++ applications and background daemon services for vocoder, PNT/timing, serial I/O, and device-proxy functions.
- Build, package, test, and optimize Docker and Podman container images for tactical radio components and waveforms on embedded hardware.
- Create Python and Bash automation for container orchestration, system configuration, build pipelines, integration tests, and hardware verification.
- Deploy and validate software on embedded Linux platforms running primarily on ARM64 and x86_64 systems-on-chip.
- Assist with driver-level debugging, peripheral bring-up, bus communications, performance diagnosis, memory-leak investigation, and interface debugging.
- Support laboratory hardware-in-the-loop testing, test-tool development, customer milestones, and waveform demonstrations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3–5 years of embedded software engineering experience.
- Proficiency in C and C++, including the standard library and POSIX APIs, with the ability to contribute to polyglot codebases.
- Hands-on experience with Python and Bash for system scripting, test automation, and workflow tooling.
- Working knowledge of Linux environments, including RHEL, Rocky, Ubuntu, CentOS, systemd, package management, dmesg, CMake, Make, and GCC/Clang.
- Experience with Docker, Podman, OCI standards, multi-stage Containerfiles/Dockerfiles, container networking, and volume mounts.
- Experience debugging embedded systems with GDB, strace, valgrind, and system profilers.
- Active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.
- Preferred experience includes REDHAWK SDR, GNU Radio, SCA, CORBA, omniORB, DDS, gRPC, RS-232/422, CAN bus, MIL-STD-1553, TCP/UDP sockets, Yocto Project, Buildroot, PetaLinux, SOSA, CMOSS, MORA, OpenVPX, Go, microservices, digital signal concepts, vocoders, audio codecs, IEEE 1588 PTP, and GPS/PPS synchronization.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- 401(k) with company match, life insurance, paid vacation and sick time, and 11 paid holidays.
- Tuition reimbursement and a work environment that encourages excellence.
- Less than 5% CONUS travel.
- Security-cleared position requiring a government security investigation and eligibility for access to classified information.
About Scientific Research Corporation
Scientific Research Corporation is a privately held engineering services and systems integration firm that builds and sustains communications, C4ISR, electronic warfare, radar, and simulation/instrumentation systems for U.S. defense and government customers and international markets. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Atlanta, it delivers design, integration, test, and lifecycle support under contract, with engineering offices across the United States.