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Distance Exact 10 miles 15 miles 25 miles 50 miles 65 miles 100 miles 500 miles Advanced Search &nbsp Search Job Details IT/Technical Embedded Software Engineer San Diego, CA Posted: 10/20/2026 Job Description Job ID#: 226836 Job Category: IT/Technical Position Type: Associate - W2 Duration: 12 months We have an outstanding Contract position for an Embedded Software Engineer to join a leading Company located in the San Diego, CA surrounding area. Pay Rate: $85.54 **US Citizenship is required.** **Candidate must possess an Active Secret Security Clearance.** L ooking for a Principal Engineer Embedded Cryptographic Software to support our Software and Digital Technologies department. As a member of the Software and Digital Technologies department, you'll get to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. This position will serve on-site at the Rancho Carmel Site in San Diego, CA. Job Responsibilities: • Design, develop, integrate and test software for our end-user customers and businesses, primarily focused on cryptographic software code bases . • Responsible for the design, architecture, development, and administration of embedded and real time systems. • W ork with multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Hardware, and Integration & Test, in an Agile software development environment. • Analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls. Basic Hiring Criteria: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or another STEM discipline with 5 years of related experience, or Master's degree with 3 years or a PhD with 1 year of experience • Current active US Government Secret Clearance • Proficient in C/C++ • Familiarity with HAIPE, OTNK, and/or IKE • Experience implementing cryptographic mechanisms using dedicated software libraries • Experience with Yocto/Petalinux or WindRiver Linux • Experience with Xilinx platforms (Zynq, Ultrascale+ and VERSAL) • Experience with TCP/IP and common network configurations • Proficient in all areas of the formal software lifecycle process from requirements to testing • Experience integrating low-level firmware and software in complex real-time multi-threaded embedded applications • Experience with developing and debugging embedded real-time systems. • Experience using Jira/Bitbucket/Git and the Agile software development process • Ability to work full-time onsite at our Rancho Carmel location. Desired Qualifications: • Foundational knowledge of Rust • Experience with low-level driver development • Familiarity with Linux kernel driver development/modifications • Proficiency working with Linux containers (Docker, Kubernetes or similar container orchestration platforms) • Experience with TCP/IP and common network configurations • Experience with RESTful Services • Experience with Software Defined Radios • Experience with the Avionics Operating System • Experience with Communication Protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, Ethernet) • Familiarity with Xilinx tools (Vitis, Vivado) • Familiarity with the latest NSA Security Standards • Familiarity with assembly language • Familiarity with bare-metal embedded device drivers • Familiarity with PowerPC architectures and peripherals • Familiarity with IBM tools (Rhapsody, DOORS, ClearCase) • Familiarity with Green Hills AdaMulti • Current active US Government Top Secret Clearance • Current active SAP clearance Benefits offered vary by 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, and 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: Secret Military connected talent encouraged to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit tadpgs.com or pdsdefense.com 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 Already have an account? Login here © TAD PGS, Inc. Cookie Policy | Privacy Policy | EEO Statement and Legal Notices | Terms of Use

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Embedded Software Engineer San Diego, CA Posted: 10/20/2026
IT/Technical
Associate - W2
We have an outstanding Contract position for an Embedded Software Engineer to join a leading Company located in the San Diego, CA surrounding area.
Pay Rate: $85.54
US Citizenship is required.**
Candidate must possess an Active Secret Security Clearance.**
Design, develop, integrate and test software for our end-user customers and businesses, primarily focused on cryptographic software code bases .
Responsible for the design, architecture, development, and administration of embedded and real time systems.
W ork with multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Hardware, and Integration & Test, in an Agile software development environment.

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Foundational knowledge of Rust
Experience with low-level driver development
Familiarity with Linux kernel driver development/modifications
Proficiency working with Linux containers (Docker, Kubernetes or similar container orchestration platforms)
Experience with TCP/IP and common network configurations
Experience with RESTful Services
Experience with Software Defined Radios
Experience with the Avionics Operating System
Experience with Communication Protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, Ethernet)
Familiarity with Xilinx tools (Vitis, Vivado)
Familiarity with the latest NSA Security Standards
Familiarity with assembly language

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