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Parsons Corporation•Columbia, MD

1d•$71 - $128

About The Position

Join a multidisciplinary engineering team at the forefront of innovation, where you’ll design and develop cutting-edge embedded Linux solutions powering custom hardware and software systems. This role offers the opportunity to work hands-on across the full software lifecycle—from low-level firmware to high-level applications—solving complex technical challenges in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
10+ years of experience in software and firmware design, development, and testing
Proven ability to write clean, well-documented, and production-ready code
Experience working within formal engineering processes (configuration management, requirements tracking, design reviews)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on lab environment

Nice To Haves

Deep experience in low-level development (interrupt handlers, device drivers, peripheral control, Flash memory access)
Hands-on experience with Linux on ARM-based platforms
Familiarity with USB protocols and driver development
Proficiency with build systems such as GNU Make, automake, and autoconf
Python scripting experience
Experience with automated and unit testing frameworks
Background in maintaining and contributing patches to software projects
Experience building Linux packages (e.g., OpenWRT/LEDE, RPM for Fedora/Red Hat)

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and optimize embedded Linux software for custom platforms
Build and maintain software drivers, system-level applications, and client/server solutions
Process and analyze digital signals to support advanced system capabilities
Evaluate and integrate both legacy and modern processor technologies
Analyze operating systems, system architectures, and hardware/software interfaces
Write efficient, reliable code using both low-level (Assembly) and high-level programming languages
Reverse engineer existing software to enhance, adapt, or troubleshoot systems
Participate in and lead peer code reviews to ensure high-quality, maintainable solutions

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