Embedded Software Integration and Test Engineer (NO C2C) - 3634084/7551
HRU-Tech · Sterling Heights, MI
$50/hrfrom the description
Jul 13, 2026
Sterling Heights, MI
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
Mid level · 2+ years · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
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 $104,642 (middle half $84,304–$133,084). 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 (10)
This is a contract-to-hire role with an expected 6–12 month contract period before conversion to direct hire; the $50/hr rate applies to the contract phase only.
Candidates must be U.S. Citizens eligible to obtain a Secret clearance — an active clearance is not required to start, but the role gates on clearance eligibility. Permanent Residents, Green Card holders, and all temporary visa holders are explicitly ineligible.
The role title and responsibilities blend software integration/testing (primary) with some embedded software development support, making the SOC classification a genuine judgment call between 15-1253 (QA/Test) and 15-1252 (Software Developers); 15-1253 was chosen because test development, execution, and verification are the dominant stated duties.
GitLab and Jira are listed together as a single requirement ('GitLab and/or Jira'); they are captured as a single skill with Jira as an alternative since they serve overlapping issue-tracking/version-control functions in this context.
The networking/protocol requirements (switches, VLANs, CAN, Serial, Ethernet) are listed under the required section; Serial is omitted as a standalone skill since it is subsumed by the broader communication protocols context already captured via CAN and Ethernet.
National Instruments tools (TestStand, VeriStand, LabVIEW) are listed under Preferred Qualifications and captured as a single interchangeable skill group.
Nessus and Coverity are listed together as examples of cybersecurity scanning tools under Preferred Qualifications; they are captured as one skill with Coverity as an alternative.
The 9/80 schedule and on-site requirement (Sterling Heights, MI) are noted; no remote work is available.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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