Senior Embedded Software Engineer

24 Apr 2024

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Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: None

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

CACI is looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to work in our National Security & Innovative Solutions sector, supporting our Photonics division. Under limited direction, develop embedded software for advanced photonic systems for free-space optical communications, remote sensing, and other applications in support of U.S. Government and commercial customer missions.

What You'll Get to Do:
  • Work as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team developing laser systems for lasercom, LiDAR, and other applications used in space, airborne, and terrestrial environments.
  • Lead and contribute to design, development, test, and integration of embedded software for control and monitoring of electrical and electro-optic hardware.
  • Analyze system-level requirements and derive requirements allocated to software as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Define high-level system software architectures.
  • Define and document software designs for control loops, state machines, and interfaces.
  • Develop software code and peer review code written by other members of the software team.
  • Test and debug software using a combination of unit tests and tests on target hardware.
  • Integrate software with electronic and electro-optic hardware, and support test and troubleshooting activities.
  • Interface directly with customers, subcontractors, industry partners, program and technical managers, and internal and external stakeholders throughout program execution.
  • Contribute to new business development and proposal activities.
  • Mentor junior-level engineers and interns.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance at the level required to perform the duties of the position.
  • Travel to other CACI Locations or Customer Sites as necessary.

You'll Bring These Qualifications:
  • Experience leading software development teams and mentoring junior engineers.
  • Demonstrated expertise in object-oriented programming.
  • Experience writing C and C code for embedded systems
  • Experience using scripting languages, such as Python and bash.
  • Working knowledge of hardware interfaces, electronic hardware devices such as ADCs/DACs, FPGAs/ASICs, and embedded processors such as ARM or RISC-V.
  • Experience designing and developing software for embedded real-time operating systems.
  • Working knowledge of embedded communications protocols, such as SPI, I2C, Ethernet, and SpaceWire.
  • Typically has a University Degree (BS/BA/BE) and minimum 7 years of related work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

These Qualifications Would Be Nice To Have:
  • Experience working on US Government customer programs is desired but not required.
  • Experience with optical systems is desired but not required.

What We Can Offer You:

- We've been named a Best Place to Work by the Washington Post.

- Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.

- We offer competitive benefits and learning and development opportunities.

- We are mission-oriented and ever vigilant in aligning our solutions with the nation's highest priorities.

- For over 55 years, the principles of CACI's unique, character-based culture have been the driving force behind our success.

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Company Overview: At CACI, you will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact by providing information solutions and services in support of national security missions and government transformation for Intelligence, Defense, and Federal Civilian customers. CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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