Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Technical Lead
PGS Worldwide · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States
- On-site
- Contract · Senior
- $56–$56 per hour
- 4+ years
Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Technical Lead supporting a leading aerospace & defense company, providing technical leadership across the software engineering lifecycle.
Compensation
$55.57 per hour.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership for embedded software efforts supporting defense programs
- Perform hands‑on C++ embedded software design and development
- Lead software engineering activities across requirements, architecture, design, implementation, unit testing, integration, and system testing
- Evaluate software requirements against customer needs and contractual requirements
- Coordinate technical activities with software architects and engineering leadership
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field
- Master's degree
- Nice to have: Active Secret clearance
- Nice to have: RTOS and/or bare‑metal real‑time application development
- Nice to have: Cybersecurity knowledge (Risk Management Framework, Authority to Operate process)