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**Engineering** **Software Engineer 2** Manhattan Beach, CA Posted: 6/11/2025 Job Description Job ID#: 211771 Job Category: Engineering Position Type: Associate - W2 Duration: 52 Shift: 1 Positions Available: 3 **PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer 2, in Manhattan Beach, CA. Job ID#211771** Pay Rate: $114 - $119/hr **Job Description:** The Software Engineer will develop test set software in C#. The role includes development of drivers, scripts, calibration routines, and GUIs for free space optical test sets as well as other similar test sets. The engineer will be working with a small team of optical SMEs, electronics hardware engineers, and additional software engineer(s) to build automated test sets for advanced optical communications and other similar applications. The ideal candidate should have academic and work experience in software engineering and development across the full life cycle for automated test sets/test systems on aerospace programs. Experience working in a process-oriented environment utilizing waterfall, spiral, or agile processes is also desired. The selected candidate should also have strong verbal and written communication skills and be comfortable working on teams with talented engineers from other engineering disciplines. Must be comfortable working in a lab environment. The organization is seeking a candidate who demonstrates long term vision and execution as well as system level understanding. The ideal candidate has corporate experience in a full time role. *This position is contingent upon capturing program award, obtaining customer funding, and holding final clearances prior to start date.* Responsibilities: - Design, develop, document, test, and debug applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions. - Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product software. - Determine overall system and user needs; analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops utility programs. - Ensure software standards are met. Basic Qualifications for Software Engineer: - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related STEM degree with 5+ years software development experience, OR Master's Degree with 3+ years of software development experience, OR Ph.D. with 1+ years of software development experience - Strong proficiency in Object-Oriented software design and C# programming - Experience with lab instruments such as noise and signal generators; logic, spectrum, and network analyzers; and power sources and switches - Comfortable working in a fast-paced lab environment with rapid development - Active DoD Secret or Top Secret/SCI security clearance - Has prior or current corporate experience in a full time role Preferred Qualifications for Software Engineer: - Experience across the various life cycle phases including software systems architecture development, requirements definition and analysis, OO development, code and unit test, system integration and test - Experience with hardware validation and verification of optical, RF, digital or mixed signal devices Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter. Job Requirements Minimum Security Clearance: Secret **VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled** To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit ** or ** The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: + The California Fair Chance Act + Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance + Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers + San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

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