Embedded Software Engineer at General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc
Bloomington, MN
$85,807–$95,193from the description
Jul 15, 2026
Bloomington, MN
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An embedded software engineering role focused on developing software for land and airborne defense systems within an agile team. Day-to-day work centers on embedded systems programming, Linux and RTOS environments, and hardware/software integration. The role suits early-career engineers with a strong foundation in C/C++ and an interest in defense or regulated-industry software development, with a preference for candidates who can obtain a DoD Secret clearance.
Junior level · 1+ years · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 45 people in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 25–65
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $133,799 (middle half $105,306–$165,164). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
Every skill in this posting appears under a 'preferred skills or experiences' framing ('We encourage you to apply if you have any of these preferred skills or experiences'), so all skills are marked preferred rather than required.
The Secret clearance is explicitly stated as 'preferred at time of hire' — not a hard gate — so the clearance requirement is set to None. Candidates must be eligible for a U.S. Government security investigation and hold U.S. citizenship, which is a hard requirement but not a clearance gate.
The degree requirement is a Bachelor's in a STEM field plus 1 year of experience, OR a Master's degree. Because the Master's path substitutes for the experience requirement rather than raising the minimum degree, Bachelor's is treated as the minimum.
The role is fully on-site in Bloomington, MN (Minneapolis–St. Paul metro).
The experience gate is stated as '1 year of relevant experience' (with a Bachelor's), placing this at the Junior band despite the 'expert level' language used in the preferred skills list — that language describes a desired ceiling, not a hiring floor.
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