Embedded Software Engineer

• Design, develop, and optimize core components of an RTOS microkernel, focusing on enhancing support for partitioned, safety-critical multi-core systems.
• Implement and refine advanced safety features related to multi-core processing, including core isolation, partitioning mechanisms, and fault containment strategies.
• Develop, troubleshoot, and maintain kernel components to ensure full compliance with rigorous functional safety standards (e.g. DO-178C).
• Implement and manage platform-specific Application Binary Interfaces (ABIs) for key processor architectures (e.g. ARM64, x86, PowerPC, and RISC-V).
• Integrate established industry standards for partitioning and real-time execution into the kernel or supporting user libraries.
• Conduct extensive testing, verification, code reviews, and meticulous documentation to ensure the highest levels of robustness, stability, and quality., * High-Integrity Focus: Directly contribute to the foundational software layer of systems where safety, reliability, and security are the ultimate requirement (Level A certification environments).
• Technical Depth: Work with cutting-edge multi-core architectures and advanced techniques like time and space partitioning.
• Autonomy and Impact: Join a respected technology leader and operate independently within a supportive, distributed team structure, with your work having a direct, critical impact on product performance and certification.

• Engineering degree in Electrical, Computer, Software Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming languages, with working familiarity with assembly language for low-level interaction.
• Extensive experience developing RTOS kernels that incorporate partitioning mechanisms and multi-core safety features.
• Practical experience working with diverse hardware architectures including ARM64, x86, and PowerPC, and related ABIs
• Familiarity with hardware virtualization is beneficial.
• Expertise in core functional safety standards such as DO-178C, ISO 26262, and knowledge of partitioning standards like ARINC 653 is essential.
• Familiarity with software standards like C11 and POSIX is required.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and system optimization skills., ARM (Advanced RISC Machine), Aerospace and Defense, Assembly Language, C Programming Language, C++ Programming Language, Code Reviews, Computer Software, Debugging Skills, Documentation, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Software, Hardware Architecture, Hardware Virtualization, High Reliability, ISO (International Organization for Standardization), Identify Issues, Industry Standards, Kernel Programming, Maintain Compliance, Microprocessor Architecture, Operating Systems, POSIX Operating Systems, PowerPC Processor, Problem Solving Skills, RISC Processors, Realtime Operating System, Safety Compliance, Safety Standards, Safety Systems, Software Engineering, Technical Leadership, Testing, x86 Processors

Webster & Webster Associates is representing a leading technology firm in their search for a highly skilled Embedded Software Engineer specializing in core operating system development. This fully remote position (contiguous U.S.) is centered on designing, implementing, and maintaining a microkernel for advanced safety-critical systems used in aerospace, automotive, and industrial applications. If you excel at low-level programming and thrive in an independent, high-reliability environment, this opportunity offers significant impact.