Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Engineering

Senior Embedded Software Engineer Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Posted: 11/3/2026

Job Description

Job ID#:

227029

Job Category:

Engineering

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Duration:

6 mo

Shift:

1

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer, in Chandler, AZ. Job ID#227029

Job Description:

The engineer will work directly with target hardware and our engineering team to support software development, integration, debugging, and verification.

We're looking for someone with the following experience:

• 7 or more years of embedded software development, with strong C/C++ skills.

• RTOS experience, ideally VxWorks.

• Embedded system-on-chip (SoC) development, particularly on the AMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC platform.

• Integration and debugging on ARM-based target hardware.

• Ethernet networking, and UDP/IP communications.

• Requirements-based development, testing, and software documentation.

• Ability to independently own tasks and collaborate across systems, hardware, firmware, and verification teams.

Experience with DO-178C DAL C, digital audio/VoIP, and ARM Cortex-A53 processors would be particularly valuable.

Familiarity with LDRA, Perforce, and Visure is also a plus.

U.S. person status is required for access to export-controlled program information.

The initial focus will be software implementation and integration, communications interfaces, audio functionality, defect resolution, and supporting verification activities.

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

Job Requirements

Minimum Security Clearance:

No Clearance

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act

• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled