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# Embedded Software Engineer

- **Company:** Caci Inc
- **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $69,000.0 - $142,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Agile Methodology, Booting (BIOS), Static Program Analysis, Code Review, Software Debugging, Linux, Device Drivers, Memory Management, Linux on Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Protocol Buffers, Hardware Interface Design, PCI Express, Software Engineering, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Rust (Programming Language), Loadable Kernel Module, Serial Peripheral Interface, Concurrency, Yocto, Integration Tests, Information Technology, Atlassian Tools, Bare Metal, Pcb Layout, U-Boot, Software Defined Radio
- **Published:** October 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/job/embedded-software-engineer/11754724?handler=ApplyRedirect

## About the Role

Required:

· Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or related field), with 3+ years in embedded software.

· Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded targets.

· Strong systems fundamentals: Linux, networking, memory management, concurrency, hardware abstraction.

· Experience with Yocto or other embedded Linux. Comfortable with kernel module development.

· Understanding of common embedded protocols (GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART, RS-422).

· Practical lab skills, including the use of oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.

· Comfortable understanding PCB designs and participating in schematic reviews.

· Ability to collaborate closely with RF, FPGA, systems, and test teams.

· Experience debugging mixed HW/SW issues.

· Ability to work on multiple efforts concurrently.

· Strong documentation habits.

Desired:

· Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Hands-on integration with FPGAs; familiarity with Xilinx/AMD toolchains.

· Strong experience with embedded Linux including bootloader, device tree, and kernel/driver development.

· Secure boot, TPM, and cryptographic techniques.

· Experience using high-speed data in embedded systems (PCIe, AXI, FPGA Serdes).

· Practical RF lab skills, including the use of spectrum analyzers, and RF test fixtures.

· Knowledge of software-defined radio (SDR) technologies.

· Exposure to satellite communications systems; familiarity with CCSDS and space-communications standards and constraints.

· Experience designing for reliability in radiation environments.

· Experience with the Rust language and Protobuf.

· Familiarity with agile development using Atlassian tools.

## Description

Develop low-level embedded software for space-based RF communications platforms across embedded Linux and bare-metal systems. Responsibilities include kernel and driver development, board bring-up, FPGA and DSP integration, hardware/software debugging, secure firmware updates, CI/CD, testing, requirements collaboration, and system design. The role requires close coordination with RF, FPGA, systems, test, program management, and customer teams while designing reliable software for space environments., · Implementation of embedded software to deliver robust, consistent performance while meeting design constraints; Contribute to architecture and design decisions.

· Build and extend embedded Linux service and kernel components.

· Support and improve bare-metal/C embedded applications.

· Support board bring-up and low-level driver development; integrate with FPGA logic and DSP blocks.

· Collaborate with RF and systems teams on radio architectures; contribute to interface control documents (ICDs) and system requirements.

· Design for reliability, resiliency, and safety in space environments.

· Engineer secure, robust firmware update mechanisms.

· Establish and/or contribute to continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) for embedded targets, and support static analysis and unit/integration testing.

· Participate in system design, hardware interface reviews and code reviews.

· Collaborate cross-functionally with program management and customers to refine requirements, build schedules, and deliver production-quality software for mission operations.