# Firmware Engineer – Embedded Controls / Sensors

Overview CIS Secure is seeking a Firmware Engineer - Embedded Controls / Sensors to join our team supporting the REACT program at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland. The Firmware Engineer will develop and modify embedded firmware for advanced hardware systems supporting critical national security missions. This role works directly with devices such as gimbals, optics, motors, sensors, and other embedded subsystems to implement new capabilities, integrate hardware, and troubleshoot complex system behavior. Responsibilities ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Design, modify, and debug low-level software running on embedded processors and microcontrollers. Work closely with electrical, mechanical, software, and systems engineers to integrate sensors, actuators, imaging systems, and control hardware. Understand and modify existing firmware, develop new functionality, and troubleshoot problems that cross the hardware/firmware boundary. Perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications REQUIRED SKILLS: Experience developing or modifying embedded firmware in C/C++ or similar low-level languages. Experience with microcontrollers, embedded processors, or SoCs and associated peripherals. Experience int

- **Id**: 3794175
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cissecure-firmware-engineer-embedded-controls-sensors>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Aberdeen, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T08:28:39Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T06:53:31Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
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- **Description chars**: 4612
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- **Benefits**: Dental insurance, Equity, Health insurance, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Cybersecurity, Military, Military Communication

## Company

- **Id**: 3867413
- **Name**: CISSecure
- **Domain**: cissecure.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cissecure>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: iCIMS

## Salary

- **Min**: 180000
- **Max**: 200000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 200000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **RTOS** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

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

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T08:28:39Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 25
- **Reasons**: seen:4, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 200000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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