Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Embedded Software Engineer to support mission-critical projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in embedded systems development, particularly in regulated or high-reliability environments. This role involves the full software development lifecycle, from requirements analysis to design, implementation, testing, and documentation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop embedded software modules, components, and full-feature areas.
- Define and formalize system, hardware, software, and human integration requirements.
- Execute engineering test, validation, and verification activities.
- Validate and verify software designs in diverse system integration environments, from simulations to hardware-in-the-loop testing.
- Implement protocols and algorithms for resource-constrained environments.
- Collaborate with hardware teams to enable seamless communication between modules and applications.
- Ensure software robustness, resilience, and fail-safe operation for critical systems.
- Identify and mitigate safety and security vulnerabilities in embedded software.
- Create detailed design documentation and technical specifications.
- Optimize existing applications and implement new features.
Qualifications
Required Skills and Experience:
- 5+ years of experience in embedded software engineering.
- Proven experience in mission-critical industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, medical devices, or first responder systems.
- Strong experience translating CONOPS, specifications, or requirements into software design, code, and test plans.
- Proficiency in Ada, C, C++, or equivalent programming languages.
- Experience with RTOS (e.g., Linux, FreeRTOS, QNX, VxWorks) and device driver development.
- Familiarity with complex systems involving multi-threading, distributed processing, multi-core, SoM, BSP, and API design.
- Hands-on experience with embedded software testing and debugging using tools such as gdb, lldb, scopes, analyzers, UARTs, JTAGs, and oscilloscopes.
- Experience implementing user interfaces in embedded systems.
- Embedded software cybersecurity experience.
- Familiarity with model-based engineering tools such as Cameo.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM field.
- Active Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance required.