Staff Embedded Software Engineer

The Opportunity:

CACI is seeking a senior staff-level embedded software engineer with deep electrical engineering and computer science experience to lead the architecture development and delivery of embedded systems for RF communications. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in low-level performance-critical environments can drive design decisions and enjoys mentoring others while setting technical direction for the platform.

This position is located on-site at our Colorado Springs CO office.


Responsibilities:
Lead the architecture and implementation of embedded software to deliver robust consistent performance while meeting interface and radiation constraints.
Support board bring-up and low-level driver development; integrate with FPGA logic and DSP blocks.
Design configure and optimize embedded Linux solutions.
Collaborate with RF and systems teams on radio architectures; contribute to interface control documents (ICDs) and system requirements.
Design for reliability resiliency and safety in space environments.
Engineer secure boot cryptographic key management and secure robust firmware update mechanisms; drive compliance with relevant security guidelines.
Establish and/or contribute to continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) for embedded targets and support static analysis and unit/integration testing.
Mentor and elevate the team: perform design reviews code reviews and technical coaching; author clear architecture and design documentation.
Collaborate cross-functionally with program management and customers to define milestones de-risk schedules and deliver production-quality software for mission operations.

Qualifications:

Required:
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or related field) with 8 years in embedded software.
Proficiency in C/C for embedded targets.
Strong systems fundamentals (e.g. memory models concurrency synchronization interrupts cache/NUMA effects DMA).
Strong experience with an RTOS and/or embedded Linux on ARM and SoC platforms; comfortable with bootloaders device trees BSPs and kernel/driver development.
Understanding of common embedded protocols (e.g. SPI I2C UART RS-422 PCIe AXI Ethernet GPIO DMA).
Experience with PCB designs and schematic reviews.
Ability to collaborate closely with RF FPGA systems and test teams.
Experience debugging mixed HW/SW issues.
Ability to work on multiple efforts concurrently.
Familiarity with agile development using Atlassian tools.
Strong documentation habits and contributions to ICDs and design artifacts.

Desired:
Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or related field) with 10 years in embedded software.

• Exposure to satellite communications systems; familiarity with CCSDS and space-communications standards and constraints.

Practical RF lab skills including the use of spectrum analyzers VNAs oscilloscopes logic analyzers and RF test fixtures.
Knowledge of software-defined radio (SDR) technologies.
Experience with the Rust language Python and the Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) IDL and tooling.
Hands-on integration with FPGAs; familiarity with Xilinx/AMD toolchains.
Secure boot TPM and cryptographic techniques.
Experience designing for reliability in radiation environments.
Track record of technical leadership: setting architecture reviewing designs mentoring engineers and driving high-quality execution.

What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member youll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customers missions and driven by a higher purpose to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. Youll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together we will advance our nations most critical missions build on our lengthy track record of business success and find opportunities to break new ground in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including but not limited to geographic location Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates relevant prior work experience specific skills and competencies education and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare wellness financial retirement family support continuing education and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is: