# Embedded Software Developer

Job Title: Embedded Software DeveloperThe Embedded Software Developer will design, develop, and troubleshoot embedded software and firmware with a strong focus on C++ for embedded Linux platforms. This role contributes to a long-term, high-profile space program in the National Capital Region, working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate complex hardware and software systems and ensure reliable, high-performance solutions.Responsibilities Develop and troubleshoot embedded software and firmware using C and C++, with C++ as the primary development language. Integrate software onto embedded Linux platforms and support system and hardware bring-up activities. Work with board support packages (BSPs), Linux kernel components, and device drivers to enable and optimize hardware functionality. Diagnose and resolve issues across hardware, firmware, operating system, networking, and application layers. Configure, maintain, and validate lab environments involving embedded hardware, DSPs, FPGAs, routers, switches, and other networking equipment. Perform system-level integration, functional testing, and sanity testing to verify end-to-end system behavior. Support hardware

- **Id**: 4287156
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/actalent-embedded-software-developer>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Employment type**: contractor
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Ottawa, Canada
- **Countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 9053
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 2052396
- **Name**: Actalent
- **Domain**: actalentservices.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/actalentservices>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Salary

- **Min**: 55
- **Max**: 70
- **Currency**: CAD
- **Period**: hour
- **Usd annual**: 98000

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **Bash** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **GitLab** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Scrum** — Optional: no
- **TCP/IP** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T22:12:30Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 52
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.516
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 9
- **Reasons**: seen:0, agency, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T23:02:20Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 98000
- **Is top pay**: no

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