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Senior Embedded Software Engineer

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Charleston, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 1/10/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/9/2026
Job ID: 2512207

Location: NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, US

Date Posted: 2025-12-09

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Embedded SW Engr

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join on our team at our customer site in North Charleston, SC.

Roles/Responsibilities: (include, but are not limited to)

  • Interface with a variety of protocols and sensors to collect data at edge nodes
  • Development of code (C , Java, Python) for optimizing low SWaP operations in distributed sensor systems
  • Ensure a cyber-compliant software architecture is developed ranging from edge node to cloud resources
  • Develop software streamlined for DoD operations with high availability, high reliability, and minimal downtime

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience
  • Experience with data collection in distributed sensor systems
  • Relevant experience with developing modular code suited for rapid integration of new sensors, communications, and processing algorithms
  • Experience with microcontrollers and interfacing with low-level protocols to ingest data, manage control systems, and pre-process information
  • Working experience with IoT systems and mesh networking
  • Experience interfacing with radar systems and software defined radios

Desired Skills:

  • Familiarity with a variety of programming languages (C, C , Java, Python), coding best practices, and version control
  • Knowledge of the ATO/ATP process and developing code compliant with DoD cybersecurity specifications
  • Ability to rapidly manipulate data schemas and integrate into systems' given an API
  • Full stack development experience is desired, backend development required
  • Ability to perform unit level component testing and rapidly diagnose bugs/issues
  • Working knowledge of containerization - Docker, LXC, Incus preferred. Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration

SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .

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