CareerPlan

Principal Embedded Software Security Engineer - Tucson

USAFull-time$108k–$205k2026-11-06 → 2026-11-10
On-siteCitizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Design, develop, integrate, and test real-time missile application and embedded software for deployed missile systems.

Role type

Principal embedded software security engineer

Builds

Real-time missile application and embedded software

Domain

Aerospace and defense / Embedded systems

Required skills

C, C++, Xilinx UltraScale+ MPSoC/Versal, Embedded operating systems (VxWorks/Embedded Linux), U.S. government security clearance

Preferred skills

Embedded software security, Linux/Unix, FPGA interfaces, low-level memory drivers, inter-processor communication, ARM architecture, secure boot, cryptographic algorithms, real-time security solutions on DoD programs, security auditing, network/host/communications security tools, Agile/DevSecOps/Scrum, Python, Perl, computer architectures (PCIe, GPIO, I2C, SATA, ASICs)

Technologies

ARM, DevSecOps, Embedded, FPGA, Hardware, Linux, Network, PCIe, Perl, Python, Security, Unix

Responsibilities

Design and develop real-time missile application and embedded software in C and C++, apply system security principles to missile software, account for real-time design considerations and performance effects of security implementations, work with Systems Security Engineering team to define and implement requirements, engage with customers to review technical designs and support verification of system maturity

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic oversight