Aspiring Avionics & Embedded Firmware Engineer

Redwire; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matching 401(k)

Paid PTO

Paid holidays

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Redwire Defense Tech is seeking an Associate Avionics/Firmware Engineer to join our San Luis Obispo team. You will help develop embedded firmware for sensors and avionics boards, assist in hardware bring-up, and support system integration across electrical, software, and mechanical teams.

You will work under senior engineers, focusing on learning fundamentals of embedded programming, sensor integration, and flight-critical firmware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science (embedded focus) is required.
• 0–2 years of firmware/embedded experience (internships or projects acceptable).
• Exposure to embedded systems, microcontrollers, or avionics concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and modify embedded firmware for sensors and avionics boards under supervision.
• Assist hardware bring-up activities including programming and debugging of new PCB designs.
• Support integration and testing of avionics components (power modules, GPS, radios, flight-control interfaces).
• Maintain firmware documentation and version control (Git).
• Contribute to bench-level testing, HIL testing, and basic flight-support activities.
• Troubleshoot with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and test fixtures.

Skills

Embedded firmware

C/C++

Microcontrollers

Schematic reading

Oscilloscopes

Git

Multitasking

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's in EE/CE/CS (embedded)

Tools

FreeRTOS

Zephyr

Python

GitHub

Job description

Redwire Defense Tech is seeking an Associate Avionics/Firmware Engineer to join our San Luis Obispo team. You will help develop embedded firmware for sensors and avionics boards, assist in hardware bring-up, and support system integration across electrical, software, and mechanical teams.

You will work under senior engineers, focusing on learning fundamentals of embedded programming, sensor integration, and flight-critical firmware.