Embedded Firmware Engineer Parsons Corporation
Centreville, VA

Job Description

Sr. Embedded Software Developer

Centreville, VA

Only US Citizens can be considered due to federal gov't requirement

Opportunity

Do you like new challenges every day? Do you thrive in dynamic real-time situations? At Parsons, we specialize in solving complex problems on a daily basis. We're looking for smart creative problem solvers to work with our customers in an operational environment creating software tools that meet critical national security needs and make the world a safer place. You will be an integral member of a highly-skilled and dynamic team developing state of the art cyber capabilities. We have a roster including some of the best and the brightest in the industry, and we provide a great place to grow your career.

Technically Sophisticated! Our group is looking for motivated embedded software developers to deliver creative solutions to software challenges having unique performance, size, and execution requirements. You will bring your experience with embedded software development for various platforms using the Linux development environment, knowledge of networking protocols and OS concepts to work with a team pushing the limits of technology. Opportunities include Linux device drivers and kernel modifications, writing high-performance C code for both Linux and RTOS environments and exploring the latest hardware technologies in the market.

Personal Development! Not only will you have the opportunity to work with other outstanding engineers, you'll also have the opportunity to grow your career and explore new areas of interest. We offer flexible rotations within our larger organization so you can continue to enhance your technical skills in embedded programming or explore new technologies such as big data crunching with Hadoop, coding high speed applications in C++, web front end work, or building Java enterprise solutions. No matter what your career aspirations are, we can help provide you with the opportunities you're looking for.

Required Qualifications:

* BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or related field
* 8+ years of related work experience (with at least 5 years of experience as an embedded firmware engineer)
* Programming language fluency in C/C++
* Embedded OS principles like memory management and caches, memory addressing, SMP
* Software development principles, data structures, pointers, and algorithms
* Familiarity with network protocols, TCP/IP stack
* U.S. citizenship is required.
* Active Top Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

* Linux kernel and device driver programming
* Familiarity with RISC assembly (MIPS, ARM, PowerPC, etc.)
* Cross compilation, GNU make tools, open source development tools
* Protocol Analysis - Knowledge of how IP/Serial based protocols work and how to reverse their format including checksums, MACs, encoding formats, HTTP, XML etc.
* Network configuration and debugging, Wireshark
* Encryption - A good understand of how symmetrical and asymmetrical encryption works, certificate chain of trust, crypto weaknesses etc.
* Script programming (Python, bash, etc.)