Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Design and implement embedded software architecture for equipment monitoring and control.
• Evaluate embedded software, firmware, hardware, and designs.
• Code, debug, and test system software.
• Collaborate with clients to develop programs based on their specifications and needs.
• Drive solutions to complex problems with limited direction and contribute to requirements development and architecture ideation.
• Take responsibility for a subset of engineering scope.
• Identify program- and system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies.
• Mentor less experienced engineers.

Education and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, with 5–10 years of embedded software development experience or applicable experience.
• Alternatively, a master's degree with 3–6 years of embedded software development experience or applicable experience.
• Secret clearance is required; selected applicants must obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Skills and abilities

• Strong embedded-target development and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with in-circuit emulators, JTAG debuggers, and laboratory test equipment.
• Knowledge of operating-system coding techniques, IP protocols, interfaces, hardware subsystems, and real-time execution.
• Knowledge of software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and peer review processes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, time-management, communication, and attention-to-detail skills.

Compensation

• The full-time US base salary range is $82,300 to $220,000 per year; individual pay depends on work location and job-related factors.