Job Title: Software Engineer
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Employment: Temp to Perm (12 months)
Industry: Aerospace and Defense
Compensation: $ 59.57/hour
Schedule: 40hours /week
About the Opportunity:
- Join a collaborative engineering team as a Level 3 Software Engineer focused on embedded devices and communication systems.
- You'll lead complex software features, integrations, and technical problem-solving across the full software development lifecycle, partnering with systems engineers, software teams, and program leadership to deliver high-performance solutions.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
- This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
- Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
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What You'll Do:
- Develop and support embedded software from requirements and design through implementation, integration, testing, production, and ongoing support.
- Lead significant software features and integrations while resolving complex technical challenges and helping shape technical direction for subsystems.
- Collaborate across software and systems engineering teams to define performance requirements and integrate software and hardware components.
- Contribute to software test plans, technical documentation, peer reviews, defect resolution, and formal testing activities.
- Develop and troubleshoot software using C++ and other languages and tools across Windows, Linux, and embedded real-time operating systems.
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
- 4+years of experience in object-oriented software development using C++.
- 4+years of experience in embedded real-time software development in Linux or VxWorks environments.
- 4+years of experience in high-performance and multi-threaded programming.
- 4+years of experience in leading significant features, resolving complex
- 4+years of experience in technical challenges or providing technical direction for subsystems.
What Sets You Apart:
- Master's Degree
- Demonstrated depth of knowledge in programming languages, compilers, and application execution.
- Ability to collaborate across engineering disciplines and influence execution without direct authority.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance, if required for the program.
- Advanced proficiency with C++.
- Experience working with Department of Defense programs.
- Experience with hands-on software development and troubleshooting on embedded targets.
- Experience in embedded systems design, including use of a real-time operating system.
- Working knowledge of signal processing, control systems, or networking.
- Knowledge of protocols such as IP, UDP, TCP, and IPsec.
- Solid presentation and technical writing skills.
- Stonge communication skills and documentation
Additional Information:
- Requires the ability to obtain an Active Secret Clearance
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
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Aug 25, 2026