Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Advanced Navigation; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Navigation in Sydney is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to develop embedded C/C++ real-time software for navigation products. You will collaborate with product managers, hardware engineers and fellow software team members to deliver robust, high-performance solutions.

You will work across the full development life cycle, from concept through release, and apply AI-assisted tools to optimise coding workflows.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of engineering experience with complex C/C++ embedded software products.
• Experience with embedded systems and microcontrollers.
• Real-time application development.
• Experience with FreeRTOS real-time operating system.
• STM32 low-level programming experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software for navigation product range.
• Collaborate with Product Manager to ensure requirements and timelines are met.
• Grow the collective skills of the team and share knowledge.
• Develop embedded C/C++ real-time applications and ensure hardware-software alignment.
• Create software tools, diagnostics, and infrastructure for factory testing and manufacturing processes.
• Adopt AI-assisted tools to optimise coding workflows and problem-solving.

Skills

C/C++ embedded

Linux

Real-time systems

AI-assisted tools

Low power electronics

FreeRTOS

STM32 low-level

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Advanced Navigation is the world’s most determined innovator in AI robotics and navigation technologies across land, air, sea and space applications. Founded on a culture of research and discovery, Advanced Navigation's mission is to be the catalyst of the autonomy revolution. Fields of expertise include artificial intelligence, underwater sonar, GNSS, radio frequency systems, inertial sensors, robotics, quantum sensors and photonics.

Today, Advanced Navigation is a supplier to some of the world's largest companies, including Airbus, Boeing, Google, Tesla, NASA, Apple, and General Motors. Discover it for yourself: https://youtu.be/F7uAqs1gtuk

About The Role

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.

What You'll Do

• 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.

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.
• Real-time application development.
• 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.
• ST MIcrocontrollers STM32 low-level programming experience.

Qualifications

• 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”.