Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Advanced Navigation; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Navigation, based in Sydney, seeks a Senior Embedded Software Engineer for the Software Platforms team. You will develop embedded C/C++ software for navigation products, collaborate with hardware engineers, and contribute to real-time firmware across bare-metal and RTOS environments.

You will own components, drive design improvements, review work, and support hardware bring-up using Linux, BSPs, and AI-assisted tooling to enhance coding workflows.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of engineering experience with complex C/C++ embedded software products.
• Experience with embedded systems and microcontrollers.
• Experience with low power electronics and microcontrollers.
• Experience with all stages of the product development lifecycle, concept development, R&D, design and planning.
• Experience releasing production quality software.
• Experience with FreeRTOS real-time operating system.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded firmware using C/C++ for microcontrollers and SoCs.
• Work across bare-metal and RTOS-based environments.
• Develop BSPs and support new hardware bring-up.
• Configure and integrate processors, peripherals, memory, clocks and interfaces.
• Embedded Linux development, configuration and hardware bring-up.
• Develop drivers, state machines and system-level software.
• Integrate software with FPGA-based systems and other hardware components.
• Read schematics and datasheets and translate hardware requirements into software.
• Participate across the full development lifecycle, from requirements through to testing and deployment.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Efficient time management

Strong attention to detail

Comfortable deep diving into topics

Strategic thinking

Education

Degree qualified Engineer in computer systems, software, mechatronics or similar

Tools

ARM Cortex-A53

Yocto Project

Git

CMake

Python

Job description

Advanced Navigation enters a new phase of Growth and International expansion. The Software Platforms team is on a mission to develop software to ensure that our products are the most reliable, high performance navigation products in the world. As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer you will be instrumental in realising this ambition, developing software to solve real world problems.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software for our navigation product range
• Work closely with the Product Manager to ensure project requirements are being met, timelines are realistic and being adhered to and also the engineering designs meet requirements
• Work with team members to grow the collective skills of the entire team
• Work closely with a passionate team of engineers, developing embedded C/C++ real-time applications
• Collaborate with our hardware team to ensure hardware designs meet software requirements
• Be involved in the design process for future products
• Proactively adopt and utilise modern AI‑assistance tools to optimise coding workflows and problem‑solving.
• Develop software tools, diagnostics, and infrastructure to support hardware bring‑up, factory testing, and manufacturing processes.
• Develop software in compliance with relevant international, regional, and industry‑specific standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Take ownership and responsibility for a component of a project and manage deadlines and reporting for the component.
• Deliver quality software solutions to agreed schedules and deadlines
• Be involved in the design process for future products
• Proactively adopt and utilise modern AI‑assistance tools to optimise coding workflows and problem‑solving.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Degree qualified Engineer with specialisation in computer systems, software, mechatronics or similar
• Be comfortable deep diving into technical topics and learning new skills to solve new problems
• A track record of turning high level discussions into detailed, personal work plans and reporting progress to management
• A proactive self‑starting approach with a track record of initiative, personal responsibility, ownership of work and reputation for making things happen
• Be highly motivated with an energetic, responsive and decisive disposition;
• Proven high standard of attention to detail, time management and “follow‑through”.

Desired Experience

• Comfortable with Linux and containerised applications.
• Have 6+ years of engineering experience with complex C/C++ embedded software products
• Have experience with embedded systems and microcontrollers
• Have experience with low power electronics and microcontrollers
• Have experience with all stages of the product development cycle, concept development, R&D, design and planning
• Have experience releasing production quality software
• Experience with FreeRTOS real‑time operating system

Skills:

Mandatory

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and strong attention to detail.
• Efficient time management abilities, showcasing a drive for swift action.
• Strong attention to detail
• Be comfortable deep diving into technical topics and learning new skills to solve emerging problems
• Possess strategic thinking and strong abilities to distil large amounts of information quickly and accurately

Nice to have

• Strong mathematics and physics background
• Experience with ARM Cortex‑A53 microprocessors within FPGA system‑on‑chip (SoC) environments, specifically targeting AMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC platforms.
• Experience with the Yocto Project build system for configuring and deploying custom embedded Linux distributions.

We are looking for an Embedded Software /Firmware Engineer to join a growing engineering team developing advanced, high‑reliability technology based in Sydney.

In this hands‑on role, you will work across embedded C/C++, firmware development, BSPs, embedded Linux, hardware bring‑up, and system integration.

You will collaborate closely with hardware and software engineers to develop, integrate, test, and troubleshoot systems running on custom hardware.

You will have the opportunity to take ownership of projects across the full development lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through to implementation, testing and deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain embedded firmware using C/C++ for microcontrollers and SoCs.
• Work across bare‑metal and RTOS‑based environments.
• Develop Board Support Packages (BSPs) and support new hardware bring‑up.
• Configure and integrate processors, peripherals, memory, clocks, and communication interfaces.
• Embedded Linux development, configuration, and hardware bring‑up.
• Develop drivers, state machines, communication interfaces, and system‑level software.
• Integrate software with FPGA‑based systems and other hardware components.
• Read schematics and datasheets and translate hardware requirements into software.
• Participate across the full development lifecycle, from requirements through to testing and deployment.

Skillset Required

• 5+ years of hands‑on embedded software or firmware development experience.
• Strong experience with C and C++ in embedded environments.
• Experience developing firmware for microcontrollers or SoCs, including bare‑metal and/or RTOS environments.
• Embedded Linux experience
• Experience with BSP development and hardware bring‑up.
• Experience reading schematics and datasheets and debugging across the hardware/software boundary.
• Experience with communication interfaces such as CAN, Ethernet, RS‑422/485, or similar.
• Familiarity with Git, CMake, Python, and automated testing.

You must have work rights in Australia to be eligible for this position.