• Engineer Software 2

    PDS Defense (Baltimore, MD)


    Engineering

    **Engineer Software 2** Baltimore, MD Posted: 12/29/2025

    Job Description

    Job ID#:

    214792

    Job Category:

    Engineering

    Position Type:

    Associate - W2

    Duration:

    30

    Positions Available:

    4

     

    PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking an** **Embedded** **Engineer Software 2, in Baltimore, MD.

     

    Job ID#214792

     

    Pay Rates: $95.00 - $109.00

     

    Looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to support our Software and Digital Technologies department. As a member of the SW&DT department you'll work in a fast-paced team environment alongside systems, firmware, and hardware engineers to make our technologies a reality. This position will serve on-site at Aviation Blvd West Building in Linthicum, MD.

    Responsibilities:

    * Support the planning, development, and testing of a surface Navy electronic warfare system.

    * Communicate project status to the Integration and Test (I&T) IPT Lead.

    * Use software development and collaboration tools like VS code, Jenkins, JIRA, BitBucket/GIT, Nexus, and Confluence.

    * Collaborate with systems engineers to support system level integration testing.

    * Implement software changes in C++ to port existing software to new hardware.

    * Unit test software changes with system hardware.

    Basic Qualifications for Software Engineer:

    * Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of experience

    * Experience with C++ - 5 years.

    * Experience working on radio frequency systems

    * Experience with digital signal processing

    * Experience working with real-time embedded systems using VxWorks operating system

    * Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting skills

    * Experience conducting unit testing with hardware in the loop

    * This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen

    * Must hold an active SECRET clearance

    Preferred Qualifications for Software Engineer:

    * Working knowledge of standard test equipment: network analyzers, oscilloscopes, waveform generators, synthesizers, digitizers, and/or signal analyzers.

    * Prior experience with Electronic Warfare system software development

    * Experience with Electronic Warfare techniques and signal processing

     

    Benefits offered to vary by the 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, 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

     

    VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

     

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    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

     

    VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled