Software Engineer

Job Title: Software Engineer

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Employment Type: Temp to Perm (12 months)

Industry: Aerospace and Defense

Compensation: $54.13 /hr.

Schedule: 40 hrs/Week. 

About the Opportunity:

• Join a collaborative engineering team supporting key growth programs and developing modern, mission-critical software solutions. 
• In this role, you'll contribute across the full software development lifecycle—from requirements and design through implementation, integration, and testing—while partnering with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver reliable, high-performance systems.

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 opportunity to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance—where your contributions directly impact client success while providing you with 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 experience across industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and design talent solutions that deliver the business outcomes they want. We draw on decades of experience to provide contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Sound like a good fit?

TODAY

What You'll Do:

• Develop and integrate software solutions across requirements analysis, design, implementation, integration, and testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure effective hardware and software integration.
• Create software test procedures and supporting verification documentation.
• Participate in technical reviews and contribute ideas that improve system and software designs.
• Support program cost, schedule, and technical objectives while helping deliver high-quality solutions on time.

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in modern software development tools and practices, targeting embedded software development.
• 3+ years of experience in software development, particularly utilizing object-oriented programming methodologies

What Sets You Apart:

• Master's Degree.
• Understanding of networking architecture and design principles.
• Experience developing for embedded Linux.
• Background with relevant technologies such as Kubernetes, FPGA/SOC, messaging middleware.
• Experience developing with the Rust programming language.
• Cisco certification or equivalent networking expertise.
• Familiarity with secure comms or related digital signal processing disciplines.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary engineering environments.
• Experience developing complex software systems across multiple domains.
• Development experience using agile methodologies.
• Good communication skills and documentation.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
• Requires an active Secret clearance.
• 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.
• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person', as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.

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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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