CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:

This role is ONLY open to US Citizens. Permanent Residents (Green Card Holders) and any other work authorizations are NOT permitted here as this role requires eligibility to obtain a secret clearance (a secret clearance is only open to US Citizens). To be clear, a clearance isn’t required to start (all candidates must be eligible to obtain one eventually). Due to the nature of this role (working for a defense contractor tied to the federal government) – candidates may need to pass a drug screen (which would include cannabis). There would be no exceptions to this (eg: a medical card).

OVERVIEW:

HRU Technical Resources has partnered with a major defense contractor to hire an Embedded Software Engineer for our facility in Fridley, MN. We are seeking individuals with experience and a passion for real-time, embedded software development. The role involves a broad range of tasks across software requirements analysis, software design, implementation (code and unit test), documentation, hardware-software integration, troubleshooting, problem solving, and software verification testing.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION REQUIRED:

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field.
• Minimum of 2 years in real-time embedded software development and/or software testing
• Object-oriented design, C++ coding, and unit testing of embedded software
• Proficiency with version control and issue tracking tools

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION PREFERRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science is preferred.
• Developing and troubleshooting communications, device drivers, I/O, etc.
• Familiarity with NI TestStand and weapon systems, munitions, and/or combat vehicle functionality.
• Experience using GitLab or other CI / CD tools.
• Experience in integrating or testing software on bare metal or with real-time operating systems such as vxWorks and Linux/Unix derivatives.
• Proficient in using software modeling tools such as Enterprise Architect or MagicDraw (Cameo)—skills may be gained from job experiences or university projects.

• Software Development: Develop, maintain, upgrade, and port embedded product software and/or product support software to enhance, implement, and support project/system functionality for the assigned technical effort.
• Collaboration: Work collaboratively within the software project team and across engineering disciplines including Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, and Systems Engineering.
• Technical Consistency: Ensure that the technical approach aligns with established engineering principles and practices.