Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Honolulu, HI
Salary
$86,900–$198,000 / yr
Posted
23 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $163k
This role $142k
$72k most similar roles pay here $224k

This role pays less than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $142,450–$182,700 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $142k versus about $163k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has 802 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $86,800–$198,000 across 783 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Embedded Software Engineer

As an Embedded Software Engineer, Senior, you will join the team to design and deploy advanced systems for secure, portable, and resilient compute in harsh environments. You will integrate CPUs, GPUs, TPUs, and FPGAs into rugged platforms while optimizing AI models for real-time inference and hardening solutions against cyber and physical threats. Your daily work involves developing packaged edge stacks that sync to the cloud but operate independently at the tactical edge. To succeed, you must utilize C, C++, Rust, or Python, alongside containerization technologies, micro-service network architecture, and CI/CD tools like GitLab. You will also leverage RTOS, FreeRTOS, VxWorks, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SELinux, Ansible, Bash, Make, and XML. This role addresses the critical challenge of providing reliable computing for disconnected operations in defense contexts.

What does a Embedded Software Engineer earn?

Median $151500 from 65 postings across 16 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design and deploy advanced embedded systems for use in harsh environments and disconnected operations.
  • Integrate CPUs, GPUs, TPUs, and FPGAs into rugged hardware platforms.
  • Optimize AI models for real-time inference on embedded targets.
  • Implement zero-trust security designs to harden systems against cyber and physical threats.
  • Develop software using C, C++, Rust, or Python for edge computing applications.
  • Build packaged edge stacks that can operate independently while syncing to the cloud.
  • Utilize containerization technologies and micro-service network architectures for system deployment.
  • Manage software delivery through CI/CD pipelines and Agile methodologies.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
  • Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
  • 2+ years of experience in software development and with embedded systems.
  • 2+ years of experience integrating CPUs, GPUs, TPUs, or FPGAs into edge pipelines.
  • Experience with C, C++, Rust, and Python programming languages.
  • Experience with containerization, micro-service network architecture, CI/CD tools (GitLab), and Agile methodology.
  • Experience with zero-trust designs for isolation, hardening, and designing packaged edge stacks.
  • 2+ years of experience with embedded software products like FreeRTOS or VxWorks; Top Secret clearance; AWS or NVIDIA certifications (preferred).

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