Software & Systems Development Engineer - Test Framework with Security Clearance
Legacy Consulting Services , LLC Arlington
LCS Defense is seeking a Software & Systems Development Engineer to design, develop, and maintain the software infrastructure that enables automated testing of next-generation cloud hardware platforms.
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Technical Skills
This is not a traditional Systems Test Engineering role focused on writing test plans, TEMPs, or test procedures. Instead, this position is responsible for building and maintaining the test framework, automation, and hardware/software interfaces used by engineering teams to validate complex hardware systems within a dedicated development laboratory.
The ideal candidate is a software engineer with experience developing automation, hardware interfaces, embedded or low-level software, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test environments.___
Key Responsibilities- Design, develop, and maintain software-based test frameworks used to validate next-generation hardware platforms.
- Develop software that interfaces directly with hardware devices, instruments, and systems under test.
- Build and maintain hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing environments supporting engineering development.
- Develop automation, utilities, scripts, and software tools that improve engineering productivity.
- Create software interfaces, drivers, and communication layers between test infrastructure and hardware devices.
- Support integration, debugging, troubleshooting, and validation of hardware/software systems.
- Collaborate closely with hardware, FPGA, embedded software, and cloud software engineers.
- Maintain laboratory software infrastructure supporting engineering development activities.
- Participate in code reviews and software design discussions.
- Support continuous improvement of automated testing capabilities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of professional software development experience.
- Strong programming experience in Rust (preferred) and/or Python.
- Experience developing software that interfaces directly with hardware.
- Experience with hardware/software integration.
- Experience with Linux development environments.
- Experience developing software used for automation or engineering infrastructure.
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
- Familiarity with Git version control.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience developing hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test environments.
- Embedded software development experience.
- Experience writing device drivers or hardware interface software.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling.
- Experience with AWS cloud services.
- Experience with Bash scripting.
- Experience working with FPGA-based hardware systems.
- Experience with automated testing frameworks.
- Familiarity with networking protocols used for hardware communication.
Preferred Technical Skills
- Rust
- Python
- C++
- Linux
- Bash
- Git
- AWS
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD
- Hardware Interfaces
- TCP/IP
- Serial Communications
- Embedded Linux
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