Principal Real-Time Embedded Software Architect (Linux)

AEY & Associates; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

AEY & Associates in Sydney seeks a Principal Embedded Software Engineer to own a complex real-time embedded platform, shaping architecture across FreeRTOS and Linux. You’ll guide decisions and collaborate across software, electronics, controls, and test teams.

This senior role blends hands-on development with strategic design, requiring deep C/C++ expertise, RTOS mastery, and a track record of delivering embedded products from development to production in safety-conscious or high-performance

Qualifications

• Senior/Staff/Principal level embedded software experience required.
• Strong C/C++ for real-time embedded systems.
• Experience with RTOS, interrupts, scheduling, and synchronization.
• Proven ability to take products from development to production.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve embedded software architecture across FreeRTOS and Linux.
• Develop hard real-time C/C++ software for deterministic processing.
• Build and tune embedded Linux systems for time-sensitive apps.
• Develop device drivers, BSPs, and low-level interfaces.
• Support hardware bring-up, debugging, testing, and qualification activities.
• Lead architecture and design reviews.
• Mentor engineers and establish software engineering standards.
• Collaborate with hardware, sensors, and control teams.

Skills

Embedded software engineering

Real-time systems

C/C++

RTOS concepts

Embedded Linux

Software architecture

Device drivers / BSPs

Job description

AEY & Associates in Sydney seeks a Principal Embedded Software Engineer to own a complex real-time embedded platform, shaping architecture across FreeRTOS and Linux. You’ll guide decisions and collaborate across software, electronics, controls, and test teams.

This senior role blends hands-on development with strategic design, requiring deep C/C++ expertise, RTOS mastery, and a track record of delivering embedded products from development to production in safety-conscious or high-performance