Algorithm Software Engineer Lead

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of relevant experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 10 years of relevant experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 8 years of relevant experience. DPP is a certified Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise (WBE and WOSB) with more than 25 years in the staffing industry.

DPP is seeking an Algorithm Software Engineer Lead for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing industry.
 
Work Location: Onsite in Azusa, CA
Duration: 2 months
Terms: W2 Contract
Work Authorization: US Citizen
 
Position Summary:

• As an Algorithm Software Engineer Lead, you will support our Flight Software Department.
• As a member of the Flight Software Department, you’ll get to implement flight software solutions.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of relevant experience;
• OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 10 years of relevant experience;
• OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 8 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to translate MARs into flight software code.
• Strong math proficiency for algorithm development and implementation.
• Proficiency in software development and execution for embedded/flight systems.
• Understanding of kernel-level concepts (OS, kernel, low-level software).
• Experience working in flight environments (real-time operating systems, flight software constraints).
• Experience integrating software into third-party platforms.
• Strong background in embedded systems development.
• Experience with flight hardware and hardware–software integration.
• Hands-on experience implementing algorithms in embedded/flight code.
• Familiarity with Agile project management practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Secret clearance is preferred, not mandatory.
• Experience optimizing intra-SoC distributed processing across integrated FPGA, CPU, and GPU components.
• Expertise with NVIDIA Orin Jetson platforms for high-performance, real-time processing.
• Experience with Polarfire FPGAs and their integration into embedded systems.
• Proven ability to design and implement high-bandwidth (≈20 Gbps) real-time processing solutions.
• Demonstrated skill in minimizing processing latency in heterogeneous compute architectures.
• Strong background in mapping and fitting complex algorithms to fixed hardware configurations.
• Knowledge of hardware–software co-design principles for embedded/compute-intensive systems.

Interested? Learn more:
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DP Professionals (DPP) offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. DPP is a certified Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise (WBE and WOSB) with more than 25 years in the staffing industry. EOE/AA/V/D