Acara Solutions is looking for a Senior Software Tools Engineer to work with our partner out in Prescott, AZ who specializes in Aerospace manufacturing.
Here is what you will get:
Location: Prescott, AZ (100% onsite)
Pay Rate: $75,000 to $100,000/yr
Here is what you will do:
The Software Engineer will design, develop, and implement real-time embedded software for advanced avionics and aerospace products. These include software-defined radios, navigation and communication radios, airborne servers, audio systems, and related technologies.
This role involves the full software development lifecycle-architecture and design, coding, debugging, testing and verification, documentation, and support of certification activities. The position may include development of low-level drivers, real-time embedded applications, and customer-facing software tools used to configure and manage avionics products.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain real-time embedded and application-level software for aerospace and avionics products.
- Architect and implement GUI-based customer-facing and internal engineering tools with intuitive, user-friendly interfaces.
- Develop software using Microsoft .NET technologies including Forms, WPF, and WinUI.
- Apply established design patterns such as MVVM, MVC, and MVP to ensure scalable and maintainable solutions.
- Interface application software with hardware devices using RS-232, RS-422, USB, and Ethernet communication technologies.
- Develop and maintain application installers using tools such as InstallShield.
- Support DO-178B/C and DO-330 certification and tool qualification activities.
- Collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to define, capture, and document software requirements using industry-standard methodologies (epics, user stories, use cases, and requirements management tools).
- Provide accurate task estimation, scheduling, and software development metrics.
- Produce clear technical documentation and participate in design, code, and verification reviews.
Required Skills / Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in software tool architecture and development
- Strong expertise in C#.
- Significant experience with C, C++, and Python.
- Proven expertise in GUI-based application architecture and development.
- Experience with Microsoft .NET technologies (Forms, WPF, WinUI).
- Strong understanding and practical application of software design patterns (MVVM, MVC, MVP).
- Experience interfacing applications with hardware and external devices.
- Experience developing customer-facing and internal productivity tools.
- Experience with DO-178B/C tool qualification (DO-330).
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience working directly with customers to define and document software requirements.
Preferred Skills / Qualifications:
- Minimum 10 years of experience in software tool architecture and development.
- Experience with real-time embedded software development.
- Experience leading and mentoring junior engineers.
- Experience developing applications for mobile platforms (iOS, Android).
- Experience with cross-platform application development (Windows, Linux, macOS).
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.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
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Aleron
Dec 20, 2025