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Imagine Next!At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.Job Description:\nParsons is seeking a Software and Hardware Integration Engineer to support a Department of Defense program office in a government-funded software and hardware integration laboratory.\nIn this hands-on role, you will integrate government-developed software with Government-Off-The-Shelf and commercially available hardware to enable software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop testing. You will help build and maintain the laboratory’s test capabilities, perform embedded hardware and software bring-up, develop automated test solutions, and support formal integration events, demonstrations, exercises, fielding activities, and flight tests.\nThis position is well suited for an engineer who enjoys working across embedded systems, networking, test automation, laboratory infrastructure, and mission-focused platforms. You will have significant ownership of laboratory capabilities and will work with multidisciplinary teams to identify issues, evaluate new technologies, and deliver reliable integration and test environments.\nWhat You'll Be Doing:\nOwn lab tooling, hardware inventory, test equipment, infrastructure, and capability growth, including field-representative configurations, platforms, GCSs, gateways, managed switching, Wi-Fi, VPN, and remote developer access.\nCoordinate lab boundary access with enterprise Zero Trust/SDP teams.\nDesign and fabricate fixtures, test stands, payload mounts, enclosures, cabling, and wire harnesses.\nBuild and maintain SITL/HITL test harnesses; perform board bring-up, software loading, network configuration, and peripheral setup.\nIntegrate and test government software with GOTS/COTS hardware, including airframes, payloads, GCSs, and MANET radios such as Silvus, Lattice, and WebTAK.\nDevelop, execute, automate, troubleshoot, and document test procedures and scripts.\nSupport hardware/software bring-up, validation, integration events, demonstrations, exercises, fielding, flight tests, and airworthiness readiness.\nEvaluate candidate technologies for program adoption and maintain/deploy the away kit.\nDocument integration activities, interface diagrams, bring-up steps, test plans, procedures, results, and technical status.\nUse Jira, Confluence, Git, GitLab, Nexus, and TestRail for work tracking, documentation, version control, CI/CD, artifact management, and test management.\nParticipate in SAFe ceremonies, including PI Planning, sprint planning, reviews, and system demos.\nWhat Required Skills You'll Bring:\nBachelors Degree and 8+ years of experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.\nActive Top Secret security clearance and eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information access.\nProficiency with bench equipment: Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal generators, power supplies; soldering and PCB rework tools.\nHands-on experience with embedded hardware and software integration, including board bring-up and loading software images.\nProficiency with C, C++, Python, Rust, or a comparable programming language for scripting and test automation.\nExperience with UART, JTAG, low-level debugging, network configuration, and device setup.\nProficiency with Linux, containerization concepts, and Internet Protocol networking fundamentals.\nExperience developing or executing test procedures and documenting test results.\nExperience with Git and GitLab.\nFamiliarity with Jira and Confluence.\nAbility to work independently in ambiguous environments, take initiative, troubleshoot complex problems, and collaborate effectively across disciplines.\nWillingness and ability to travel approximately 25%-50% of the time.\nWhat Desired Skills You'll Bring:\nPrior experience supporting Department of Defense or other government programs.\nFamiliarity with Modular Open Systems Approach and open systems architectures.\nExperience with Docker and Kubernetes.\nExperience developing and executing automated integration or system tests.\nExperience with unmanned aircraft systems or other unmanned systems.\nExperience with mobile ad hoc network or tactical radios.\nExperience with ground control stations, payloads, gateways, or field-representative mission systems.\nExperience with computer-aided design and additive manufacturing.\nExperience supporting formal government integration, verification, validation, or test events.\nExperience authoring comprehensive laboratory plans, test plans, test procedures, and technical reports.\nFamiliarity with TestRail, Nexus, continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines, or SAFe practices.\n Security Clearance Requirement:\nAn active Top Secret security clearance is required to apply, however, the selected candidate must be able to obtain a Top Secret SCI clearance prior to the start date.This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.Salary Range: $112,200.00 - $196,400.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. 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