Embedded Software Engineer - Real-Time & Hardware Bring-up

Electronic Theatre Controls; Town of Middleton; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to join the Entertainment Controls Team. The role focuses on embedded real-time software development using C and C++, Qt test software applications, new hardware bring-up and supporting feature development.

The ideal candidate is self-directed, comfortable working in established code bases, and able to collaborate clearly with technical and project stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 0-3 years of embedded software experience.
• Professional experience developing embedded applications with C and C++.
• Experience with real-time development (FreeRTOS, Zephyr or similar).
• Experience with embedded interfaces (SPI, I2C, USB) and debugging tools.
• familiarity with CI pipelines, Jira, Git and GitLab.

Responsibilities

• Write and review embedded code in C/C++ on 32‑bit ARM processors.
• Real-time development using FreeRTOS.
• Bring‑up and troubleshoot new embedded hardware.
• Create and maintain Windows Qt test applications.
• Improve CI and build pipelines for reliable software delivery.
• Troubleshoot defects and implement features in an established code base.
• Replace legacy implementations with modern equivalents.
• Estimate work and communicate progress with the team.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Real-time systems

Multi-threading

QT framework

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Qt Framework

Git

GitLab

Jira

CI pipelines

Wireshark

SPI

I2C

USB

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Job description

Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to join the Entertainment Controls Team. The role focuses on embedded real-time software development using C and C++, Qt test software applications, new hardware bring-up and supporting feature development.

The ideal candidate is self-directed, comfortable working in established code bases, and able to collaborate clearly with technical and project stakeholders.