Senior Embedded Software Architect (C++, Linux, RF)

Saab Finland Oy; Tampere; On-site; EUR 56,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch benefit

Exercise and culture benefit

Leisure-time accident insurance

Employee share matching program

Public transport benefits / parking

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Saab Sensor Technology Center in Tampere seeks an experienced embedded software engineer to develop features on modern embedded platforms. You will work across software, hardware, and RF teams to define system behavior and solve cross-disciplinary challenges, using Yocto and advanced debugging tools.

You will contribute to architecture decisions, apply modern engineering practices, and help deliver robust end-to-end solutions in a defence-focused environment in Tampere.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in modern C++ with embedded system design principles.
• Experience with RF systems, radar-related applications, or signal processing.
• Ability to understand and reason about complete system behavior, including software, hardware, and RF subsystems.
• Open to adopting modern engineering practices and development tools to improve productivity and quality.
• Experience developing software on embedded Linux platforms.
• Experience participating in architectural and technical design decisions.
• Experience with Yocto or similar embedded Linux build systems.
• Understanding of hardware interfaces and communication protocols.
• Relevant education and significant professional experience in software engineering or embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software features and contribute to system and architecture design.
• Troubleshoot complex system-level issues across software, hardware, and RF domains.
• Collaborate with RF, FPGA, hardware, and test engineering teams to define system behavior.
• Leverage modern development tools and practices to improve quality and productivity.
• Help ensure end-to-end robust solutions on embedded platforms.

Skills

Modern C++

Embedded Linux

RF/ Radar

System-level thinking

Architectural design

Yocto

Hardware interfaces

Embedded systems education

Education

Software/Embedded education

Tools

Yocto

JTAG debuggers

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

Saab Sensor Technology Center in Tampere seeks an experienced embedded software engineer to develop features on modern embedded platforms. You will work across software, hardware, and RF teams to define system behavior and solve cross-disciplinary challenges, using Yocto and advanced debugging tools.

You will contribute to architecture decisions, apply modern engineering practices, and help deliver robust end-to-end solutions in a defence-focused environment in Tampere.