Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Position Overview

Join a dynamic and innovative national security satellite company where engineers address real-world challenges from initial power-on to successful orbit operations. This role offers the opportunity to take charge of avionics bring-up, ideal for passionate professionals who thrive at the intersection of hardware and software.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Linux bring-up process for new avionics hardware.
• Own the board support package, custom kernel development, device trees, bootloaders, and low-level drivers to interface hardware with the operating system.
• Define and construct the infrastructure for deploying and validating systems across flight computers, radios, and payload processors.
• Create internal tools to facilitate rapid hardware debugging in both laboratory and production environments.
• Represent software and firmware considerations during cross-disciplinary product development phases.
• Communicate technical risks and integration status effectively to program teams.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• A minimum of 9 years of relevant industry experience in embedded Linux kernel and BSP development.
• At least 5 years of C programming experience.
• 5 or more years of familiarity with version control systems, specifically Git.
• Must possess US Person status (U.S. Citizenship is required for clearance eligibility).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with C++ and Python programming languages.
• Familiarity with Xilinx Zynq or Ultrascale+ SoC devices and the related design processes, including Vivado and PetaLinux (Yocto).
• Experience using software-defined radios, specifically AD9361 or Xilinx RFSoC devices.
• Knowledge of communication standards such as SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, Ethernet, or SpaceWire.
• Proficiency in HDL simulators like ModelSim/Questa or Xilinx Simulator (XSIM).