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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Embedded Engineer - **Company:** Second Order Effects - **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $130,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Altium Designer, ARM Architecture, C++ (Programming Language), Code Review, Continuous Integration, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, File Systems, Memory Management, Electronic Design Automation, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Description Language, Python (Programming Language), LTspice, MATLAB, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Verilog, Information Technology - **Published:** July 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.beyondlosangeles.com/job.asp?id=3317193348&tx=CT4038THD&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role * Able to work 40 hours a week on-site in El Segundo, California, or Redmond, Washington * Eligible to work on ITAR projects * Bachelor's Degree (Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Math, or related field) or equivalent experience * 3+ years of applied experience with a demonstrated passion for engineering and technology development * Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills; ability to explain technical concepts and their implications to non-technical audiences * Experience with C/C++ firmware development or Verilog HDL development Preferred Requirements: * Experience in team-based design and build projects (e.g., Formula SAE, Solar Car, CubeSat, Rover Challenge, etc.) * End-to-end electronics design experience: taking designs from requirements generation through schematic, layout, fabrication, and hardware bringup * Experience with analog small-signal circuit design (filters, op-amp circuits, signal conditioning) and/or power electronics designs: regulators, load drivers, supply filters, protection circuitry * Knowledge of PCB fabrication and assembly process, design for manufacture and design for assembly (DFM / DFA), familiarity with IPC and/or JEDEC standards * Expertise with Altium Designer or KiCad * Familiarity with Python and/or MATLAB for data parsing and signal analysis * Familiarity with LTSpice for circuit simulation * Experience with a range of ARM Cortex-M devices (e.g., STM32, NXP S32K, TI TMS570, etc.) and Lattice or Xilinx FPGAs * Excellent understanding of OS fundamentals (e.g., schedulers, memory management, network stacks, file system architectures, etc.) and computer architecture or digital design fundamentals * Experience with continuous integration and testing (CI/CD) or related high-reliability software development strategies ## Description As an Embedded Engineer, you will support the design, architecture, and implementation of high performance embedded systems across a diverse range of projects. You will work alongside a collaborative team of engineers to find and develop the right solutions for the problems at hand and client use case. 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