Real‑World Flight Systems Embedded Software Engineer

Advantage Technical

Sioux Falls (SD)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Advantage Technical is seeking an Embedded Software Application Engineer to design and implement robust real‑time software interfacing with flight hardware. This role focuses on telemetry, control, and mission operations for high‑reliability aerospace systems.

Candidates should have a strong background in embedded development, hardware interfaces (SPI/I2C/UART/CAN/Ethernet), and a track record of delivering reliable software in production environments.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required in Software/Computer/Electrical Engineering or related field.
  • 8+ years of professional embedded software development experience.
  • Experience with real‑time embedded systems and safety‑critical environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement near‑real‑time embedded software for airborne and ground systems.
  • Develop and maintain drivers, hardware interfaces, and control logic for sensors and subsystems.
  • Contribute to system architecture and embedded feature design with cross‑functional teams.
  • Write efficient, reliable, maintainable code for resource‑constrained environments.
  • Debug issues spanning hardware and software boundaries with deep system understanding.
  • Participate in integration, testing, and validation of embedded systems.
  • Identify and address performance, reliability, and maintainability challenges.
  • Participate in code reviews and provide constructive technical feedback.

Skills

Embedded software
Hardware interfacing
Debugging & troubleshooting
Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Software/Computer/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Rust
C/C++
SPI
I2C
UART
CAN
Ethernet

Job description

Advantage Technical is seeking an Embedded Software Application Engineer to design and implement robust real‑time software interfacing with flight hardware. This role focuses on telemetry, control, and mission operations for high‑reliability aerospace systems.

Candidates should have a strong background in embedded development, hardware interfaces (SPI/I2C/UART/CAN/Ethernet), and a track record of delivering reliable software in production environments.

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