Senior Firmware Engineer with Security Clearance

Job Title: Senior Firmware Engineer
Location: Taunton, MA
Type: Contract 2+ years
Compensation: $64.00 - $74.00/hr
Clearance Required: Secret Responsibilities Design and implement bare-metal firmware in C for ARM Cortex-M and other microcontroller architectures
Develop drivers and low-level interfaces for peripherals including SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, ADC, PWM, and timer modules
Profile and optimize code for performance, power consumption, and memory constraints
Work closely with hardware engineers, systems architects, and product teams to translate requirements into firmware solutions
Use oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, debuggers (SWD, JTAG), and embedded testing frameworks to validate firmware functionality Requirements Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire; U.S. citizenship is mandatory due to the nature of work
Experience with designing and implementing firmware for autonomous undersea systems or similar complex projects
Strong collaboration and communication skills, with a proven ability to lead design teams
Knowledge of R&D processes, with a focus on innovation and applying AI for continuous improvement