Embedded Software Engineer

The Embedded Software Engineer drives the complete embedded software development lifecycle for advanced aerospace and defense systems, from initial concept through deployment and long-term maintenance. This role collaborates closely with cross-disciplinary teams to design, implement, and test high-performance software solutions, while optimizing for reliability, maintainability, and real-time performance. The engineer also provides technical mentorship to junior team members and actively contributes to a culture of best practices, innovation, and continuous learning, particularly in the areas of space technologies and mission-critical systems., * Lead the end-to-end embedded software development lifecycle, from requirements analysis and architectural design to implementation, integration, testing, deployment, and maintenance.

• Design, develop, and optimize embedded software in C and C++ for aerospace and defense applications, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and real-time behavior.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including hardware, systems, and test engineers, to define interfaces, resolve integration issues, and deliver robust system-level solutions.
• Develop and maintain software running on real-time Linux and RTOS platforms, ensuring deterministic performance and adherence to system-level constraints.
• Implement and support hardware-software integration on ARM-based platforms, working directly with low-level interfaces, drivers, and board-level components.
• Apply modern software engineering practices, tools, and methodologies to improve code quality, maintainability, and testability across the embedded software stack.
• Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and enforce coding standards and best practices within the engineering team.
• Mentor and support junior engineers by sharing technical expertise, guiding design decisions, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Contribute to system-level testing, verification, and validation activities to ensure software meets performance, safety, and reliability requirements for mission-critical applications.
• Stay current with emerging trends, tools, and technologies in embedded systems, real-time software, and space and defense domains, and recommend improvements to enhance product capabilities.
• Support efforts related to security and compliance requirements associated with work on sensitive aerospace and defense programs, including activities necessary to obtain and maintain required clearances.

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• At least 5 years of professional software development experience, with a focus on systems or embedded programming.
• Strong proficiency (at least 7/10) in C and C++ for systems and embedded software development.
• A minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience with real-time Linux and RTOS environments.
• At least 2 years of experience in hardware-software integration, including work with ARM-based platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and optimize embedded software for performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Experience collaborating in cross-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver integrated hardware-software solutions.
• Ability to obtain a secret-level security clearance as required for work on aerospace and defense programs.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Active security clearance is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with Python for scripting, tooling, or test automation.
• Exposure to or interest in Directed Energy technologies.
• Familiarity with Space Domain Awareness technologies and related mission areas.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex embedded and system-level issues.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Interest in working on innovative space technologies and contributing to mission-critical aerospace and defense solutions., Las Vegas, NV*On-Site Linux Tooling Teamwork Scripting Visionary Leadership Mentorship Innovation Code Review Reliability Testability Communication Problem Solving Maintainability Computer Science Embedded Systems Test Engineering Embedded Software Security Clearance Software Solutions Integration Testing Time Off Management Software Engineering Software Development Architectural Design Constructive Feedback Deterministic Methods Requirements Analysis Hardware Architecture Continuous Development Artificial Intelligence C (Programming Language) Engineering Design Process C++ (Programming Language) Software Quality (SQA/SQC) Verification And Validation Real-Time Operating Systems Python (Programming Language) Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) +0

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