Principal Embedded Software Architect (RF Systems)

Location: <hirify.globalong>Woburn, Massachusetts, or Arlington, Virginia, United Stateshirify.globalong>. The role requires U.S. citizenship to obtain an active Top Secret security clearance.

Salary: $219,000–$300,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops advanced research and development solutions for defense, intelligence, and national security, including cyber, sensors, radar, sonar, communications, electronic warfare, and AI algorithms and analytics.

What you will do

• Architect and lead embedded software development for MPSoC-based RF systems, including SDRs, digital receivers/exciters, and radar subsystems, from requirements through deployment.
• Define hardware/software partitions and interfaces and develop production-quality C/C++ and embedded Linux software, including drivers, BSPs, low-level control, and application services.
• Bring up boards and platforms and configure high-speed ADCs/DACs, JESD links, and clocking and timing devices with FPGA, RF, and hardware teams.
• Design and optimize FPGA-to-processor data acquisition and hirify.globaleaming paths for coherent timing, deterministic latency, and high throughput.
• Lead system integration and testing, performance analysis, troubleshooting, risk mitigation, and maintenance of architecture documents, ICDs, and technical specifications.
• Mentor embedded and firmware engineers, lead design reviews, establish development standards, and communicate technical decisions to stakeholders and customers.

Requirements

• <hirify.globalong>Active Top Secret security clearance required; U.S. citizenship is required by the U.S. Government.hirify.globalong>
• BS or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• BS plus at least 8 years of applicable experience, or Master’s plus at least 5 years of applicable experience; equivalent experience will be considered.
• hirify.globalong proficiency in embedded C/C++ for real-time, resource-conhirify.globalained systems and experience with embedded Linux, including drivers, BSPs, and kernel-level interfaces.
• Understanding of SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, DMA, and memory-mapped registers, with hands-on debugging using JTAG, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
• Experience architecting and integrating complex embedded systems involving MPSoCs/SoCs, FPGAs, and high-speed ADCs/DACs for RF or similar data-intensive applications.
• Technical leadership experience guiding multidisciplinary teams, translating system requirements into embedded architectures, leading design reviews, and mentoring engineers.

Nice to have

• Experience with AMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC platforms and Vivado, Vitis, and PetaLinux.
• Experience with digital receiver/exciter systems, SDR, radar, phased arrays, or EW systems, including JESD204B/C, coherent multichannel timing, and clock dihirify.globalibution.
• Familiarity with embedded RF DSP concepts such as DDC, DUC, filtering, beamforming, waveform generation, and radar/EW timing and synchronization.
• Experience with multithreaded programming, IPC, synchronization, Yocto, Buildroot, and high-throughput interfaces such as PCIe and 10/25/100 GbE.
• Experience developing reusable embedded frameworks/HALs and leading full lifecycle development for aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability applications.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in a collaborative learning environment focused on deep technical understanding.
• Work on challenging defense, intelligence, and national security technologies intended for operationally relevant environments.
• Work locations include sites near Boston, Arlington, Dayton, Melbourne, Carlsbad, Atlanta, and Denver.
• Employment is subject to national security clearance, export control, and other applicable compliance requirements.
• Equal opportunity employer with reasonable accommodation available during the employment process.