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Embedded Software Engineer with Active Secret Clearance

APR Consulting
Baltimore, MD Contractor
POSTED ON 4/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/25/2026
An aerospace client is looking for an Embedded Software Engineer with Active Secret Clearance to support client’s Software and Digital Technologies department.

Location: Baltimore, MD 21240 (Onsite)
Position: Embedded Software Engineer with Active Secret Clearance
Pay Rate: $83.85/hr. - $95.88/hr. on W2 (DOE)
Duration: 6 months or longer
Schedule: 9x80 A
Shifts: 1st Shift

**Possibility for overtime and off hours support (evenings or weekends).***

OVERVIEW:

An Embedded Software Engineer to support our Software and Digital Technologies department. As a member of the SW&DT department you’ll work in a fast-paced team environment alongside systems, firmware, and hardware engineers to make our technologies a reality. This position will serve on-site at Aviation Blvd West Building in Linthicum, MD.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Support the planning, development, and testing of a surface Navy electronic warfare system.
  • Communicate project status to the Integration and Test (I&T) IPT Lead.
  • Use software development and collaboration tools like VS code, Jenkins, JIRA, BitBucket/GIT, Nexus, and Confluence.
  • Collaborate with systems engineers to support system level integration testing.
  • Implement software changes in C to port existing software to new hardware.
  • Unit test software changes with system hardware.
  • The technical environment: Agile SW process, On site, Linux, VxWorks, C , GIT, JIRA, Jenkins, Electronic Warfare.
  • Typical day look like: Daily Stand Up, work tickets from backlog, test tickets on the integration bench, peer review software changes.
Basic Qualifications:
  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Must hold an active SECRET clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of experience
  • Experience with C - 5 years.
  • Experience working on radio frequency systems.
  • Experience with digital signal processing.
  • Experience working with real-time embedded systems using VxWorks operating system.
  • Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
  • Experience conducting unit testing with hardware in the loop

     
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
  • Working knowledge of standard test equipment: network analyzers, oscilloscopes, waveform generators, synthesizers, digitizers, and/or signal analyzers.
  • Prior experience with Electronic Warfare system software development
  • Experience with Electronic Warfare techniques and signal processing
 
About our client:

Our client is a world leader and premier innovator in aerospace, with over 100,000 top talent employees providing the most advanced products and technologies in the industry. With numerous awards and recognitions, they offer continuous growth, learning, and development for their employees.

About APR:

Since 1980 APR Consulting, Inc. has provided professional recruiting and contingent workforce solutions to a diverse mix of clients, industries, and skill sets nationwide.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity! If you feel your experience is the match for this position please apply today and join our team. We look forward to working with you!


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