Embedded Software Engineer

Title: Embedded Software Controls Engineer

Location: Remote

Position Type: 06+ months contract with possible extension

Work Arrangement: Fully Remote

Experience: 5+ years

Salary: $85/hr on w2

Employment Type: Contract

Application Deadline: November 10, 2026

Domain: Defense/Vehicle Manufacturing

The Sr Engineer – Software and Controls Test team member will test high-quality vehicle control subsystem software. The team member must be able to develop and execute test plans as well as design and maintain HIL infrastructure. The team member will be an integral part of multiple projects and responsible for peer reviewing others software.

YOUR IMPACT:

• Under supervision, perform engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks as assigned according to client, as well as general industry, engineering standards and processes.
• Support more senior engineers in the preparation of plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting.
• Responsible for a project or part of a project of limited complexity.
• May be responsible for managing multiple projects.
• Collaborate as needed with other engineering or business support disciplines internally as well as suppliers externally.
• Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers, designers, or technicians working on a common project.
• Ability to write and peer review high-quality, maintainable, test scripts.
• Responsible for HIL platforms such as dSPACE, NI, Vector, ETAS
• Improving HIL infrastructure so testing is repeatable, scalable, and available to development teams.
• Developing plant or subsystem simulations representing the physical system controlled by the ECU.
• Capturing synchronized network, I/O, diagnostic, and internal software data.
• Integrate production or prototype ECUs/controllers into HIL test benches and validate hardware/software interfaces.
• Executing automated regression testing and support continuous integration/continuous testing workflows.
• Responsible for quality conscious design including cost and reliability.
• Participate in peer reviews, estimation, and other engineering activities.
• Follow defined CMMI level 3 procedures in the writing of software.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Accredited Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field with three (3) or more years of related experience.
• Hands-on approach to troubleshooting hardware and software issues.
• Experience with automotive, commercial vehicle, off-highway, industrial, or similar embedded communication protocols such as CAN and J1939.
• Knowledge of functional safety, cybersecurity, or safety-critical embedded development practices.
• Experience testing complex vehicle, mobile equipment, electrification, powertrain, hydraulic, or distributed control systems.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS:

• Accredited Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering.
• Familiarity with HIL platforms such as dSPACE, NI, Vector, ETAS