Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 19, 2026.
Who Are We?
At Parry Labs we believe the modern combat advantage relies on the speed and scale of open systems. We’re redefining the edge of the increasingly ever-changing battlespace by delivering game changing capabilities to our warfighters through digital engineering, software, and hardware solutions that are essential to our core of being a Digital Systems Integrator.
Born digital and agile, Parry Labs is building a winning team to be the premier provider for Next Generation Mission Systems Integration across air, land, sea, space and cyber.
Are you ready to be an instrumental part of experts in the industry? Join us in the innovation of integration at Parry and apply to help develop the technologies of tomorrow while reaching new heights in your career today.
About the Job
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join the Parry Labs team in the Detroit metro area. In this role, you will support configuration and integration of Board Support Packages (BSP), Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), Hypervisors, container orchestration, and middleware across a range of systems and networks. You will also educate both customers and internal engineering teams to ensure consistent, secure, and modern practices.
This position requires full-time, on-site support at a customer location in Sterling Heights, MI. Relocation assistance is available with a two-year commitment.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Design and implement microservices that align to MOSA tenets
- Architect and document microservice interfaces and data flows in accordance with platform-specific reference architectures
- Assist with software requirements, create design artifacts, develop & document code, and create software unit tests & system tests.
- Develop software interfaces and use functional analysis and Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes to develop interface control documentation.
- Collaborate with both internal and external teams (developers, system integrators, system testers, and system requirements engineers) to support delivery of quality design products.
- Incorporate cross-IPT feedback to support the development and approval of the products.
- Produce software artifacts (e.g., software development plan, software design document, software version description, interface control document and configuration management plan).
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in computer science engineering, or related STEM field. Will consider years of related experience in lieu of degree.
- 5+ years of software engineering or software development experience.
- US Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
- Excellent coding skills with knowledge in C, C++, Java and Python. Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Design and Programming.
- Knowledge in an Agile development process and continuous integration for company projects.
- Derive software requirements, develop use cases and user stories.
- Assist with ROMs on software components for proposals.
- Experience with client server architectures and message patterns.
- Experience debugging TCP and UDP messaging interfaces.
- Experience developing software for Linux and RTOS environments.
- Experience designing, implementing, and testing DO-178B/C software.
Preferred Qualifications
- 7+ years of software engineering or software development experience.
- Experience with Agile Development methodologies.
- Experience with JIRA or similar Agile development tool.
- Experience developing microservices.
- Experience developing software for a FACE environment.
- Knowledge of software middleware's (e.g., JMS, DDS, ZeroMQ, and Kafka)
- Knowledge of embedded software design
Why Join Parry Labs?
At Parry Labs, we foster a culture of curiosity and collaboration. Employees are given the autonomy to leverage their skills in creating state-of-the-art tech solutions that aid in the protection of the American Warfighter. We encourage new and bold ideas that push the status quo. It is this entrepreneurial spirit that drives us.
Parry Labs will support you with workplace flexibility, a commitment to the health and well-being of you and your family and provide opportunities to work with a purpose. We are committed to supporting your success in both your professional and personal lives with benefits such as education assistance and unlimited paid time off, just to name a few.
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Accessibility/Accommodation:
If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call (256) 682-7145 to let us know the nature of your request and contact information.