Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and optimization of embedded software and firmware systems supporting robotics, autonomous, maritime, and advanced technology platforms.
- Establish technical direction, software architecture standards, and engineering best practices across multiple programs.
- Architect and implement firmware solutions tightly integrated with custom hardware, sensors, communication systems, and control systems.
- Develop and review RTOS-based firmware utilizing technologies such as FreeRTOS, ROS2, Zephyr, and similar platforms.
- Review electrical schematics and PCB layouts to identify firmware impacts, integration risks, and design concerns.
- Lead technical design reviews, architecture discussions, risk assessments, and roadmap planning activities.
- Debug complex system-level issues involving hardware, firmware, networking, and software integration.
- Build and maintain development and test environments to support early-stage firmware development and system validation.
- Ensure firmware solutions meet real-time performance, reliability, safety, and mission-critical requirements.
- Serve as the primary technical escalation point for embedded software and system integration issues.
- Mentor and coach engineering teams on firmware architecture, debugging methodologies, and development best practices.
- Develop technical documentation including software requirements, architecture designs, specifications, and verification plans.
- Support software configuration management and repeatable development workflows.
- Collaborate closely with electrical, mechanical, systems, product, and customer teams.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Master's Degree preferred.
- Minimum seven (7)+ years of embedded software or firmware development experience.
- Minimum three (3)+ years in a senior engineering, technical lead, or architecture role.
- Advanced proficiency in C and C++ for embedded systems development.
- Experience utilizing Python for development tooling, automation, and testing.
- Strong experience with RTOS environments such as:
- FreeRTOS
- ROS2
- Zephyr
- Similar real-time operating systems
- Experience developing software for embedded platforms including:
- STM32
- ARM-based MCUs/SoCs
- x86 embedded systems
- PIC32
- Similar architectures
- Experience with low-level hardware interfaces including:
- I2C
- SPI
- UART
- Ethernet
- GPIO
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting robotics, autonomous systems, maritime platforms, uncrewed systems, or military technologies.
- Experience with navigation, localization, sensor fusion, or autonomous control systems.
- Familiarity with cloud-based systems supporting data collection, storage, analysis, and management.
- Experience troubleshooting networking stacks and board-level communications.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines supporting embedded software development.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001, CMMI, or related quality frameworks.
- Experience supporting government or defense-related programs.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Technical Skills & Experience
Embedded Systems Development
- Embedded firmware architecture
- Device drivers
- Communication stacks
- Hardware bring-up
- Board support package development
- Low-level software development
Real-Time Systems
- FreeRTOS
- ROS2
- Zephyr
- Task scheduling
- Synchronization
- Memory management
- Timing analysis
Hardware & System Integration
- Hardware/software integration
- Sensor integration
- Control systems
- Oscilloscopes
- Logic analyzers
- Protocol analyzers
- Root cause analysis
Development & Configuration Management
- Git version control
- Build systems
- Embedded debugging environments
- Software lifecycle management
- CI/CD workflows
- Software documentation
Bonus Experience
Candidates with experience in the following areas are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Machine Learning (ML)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Computer Vision
- Maritime systems
- Autonomous platforms
- Proposal development
- Feasibility studies
- Technical concept development
- Functional safety and mission-critical software development
- Agile software development methodologies
- DevOps and DevSecOps practices
- Quality Management Systems (QMS)
General Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
- Exceptional technical leadership and mentoring abilities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineering and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to identify and mitigate technical risks early in the development lifecycle.
- Strong organizational and project planning skills.
- Ability to work effectively in customer-driven engineering environments.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced development setting.
- Strong collaboration skills across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Additional Information
- Reports To: Director, Software Engineering
- Travel Requirement: Up to 10%
- Relocation Assistance: Not available at this time
Benefits Include
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Holidays
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Collaborative and Innovative Engineering Environment
This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced embedded systems leader to drive the development of cutting-edge technologies while mentoring engineering teams and shaping the technical direction of innovative products and mission-critical systems.
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