GE Aerospace
Lead Embedded Software Engineer - Secret Clearance
$95K–$127K
Grand Rapids · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Experience
- 5 years with a bachelor’s degree, or 2 years with a master’s degree.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related STEM fields; or Master’s degree in those fields.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship is required as a prerequisite for maintaining a U.S. Government Security Clearance. For access to U.S. export-controlled information, candidates must prove U.S. Person status as a U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, asylee, or refugee. GE Aerospace will employ only candidates legally authorized to work in the United States.
About the job
Designs, develops, tests, and verifies embedded software and firmware for mission-critical aerospace defense systems on custom hardware.
What you'll do
- Design and develop embedded software components, features, and products; define system, hardware, software, and integration requirements.
- Plan and execute software testing, validation, and verification across simulations and system integration environments, including flight tests.
- Implement protocols and algorithms for resource-constrained systems, collaborating with hardware teams and ensuring robustness and fail-safe operation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of related embedded software engineering experience, or Master’s degree plus 2 years of experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related STEM fields.
- Proficiency in Ada, C, C++ or equivalent languages.
- Must maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is a prerequisite.
- Must work fully onsite in Grand Rapids, MI, five days per week.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in engineering or computer science; extensive experience in Ada for embedded software design, development, and testing.
- Experience with networking and security protocols, RTOS, hardware debugging and integration, mission-critical industries, or model-based engineering using Cameo.
Pay
$95,000.00 - $127,000.00 USD Annually (base salary)
Tools
Ada, C, C++, Python, Perl, Tcl, Git, Cameo
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