Assistant Real-Time Embedded Engineer — Onsite

Carnegie-Mellon-University; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement benefit

Tuition benefits

Campus facilities access

Parental leave

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Carnegie Mellon University’s SEI is seeking an enthusiastic assistant real-time embedded engineer to work on safety-critical embedded software. You will collaborate with teams across bare-metal systems, RTOSes, FPGAs, and embedded Linux, developing tools and methods to solve government software challenges.

You’ll contribute to design, analysis, and testing while advancing DoW lifecycle practices and high-assurance engineering.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience in a collaborative software development team environment.
• Proficiency in C, C++, VHDL, Verilog, Python, C#.
• Experience with bare-metal systems and CMSIS/HAL drivers.
• Experience with Java, Go, Rust, Ada, MATLAB.
• Experience with FPGAs and heterogeneous computing boards.
• Exposure to RTOSes such as VxWorks or Integrity and embedded software development.
• Experience with I2C, CAN, SPI, RS-232, RS-422.
• Developed embedded software and performance tests; ability to interpret results.
• Understanding of the DoW Systems Engineering lifecycle.
• Strong communication skills; able to convey complex engineering challenges.
• Willing to work 100% onsite at SEI or customer facility.
• Able to pass a background check and obtain/maintain DoW security clearance.
• Willing to travel ~25% outside office.

Responsibilities

• Understand complex interdependent embedded systems across multiple abstraction levels.
• Design and develop embedded software tools to analyze, test, and evaluate.
• Apply systems engineering knowledge to identify weaknesses traced to requirements.
• Utilize static analysis, dynamic testing, and complexity analysis to uncover weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
• Conduct research, experimentation, and knowledge-sharing to improve software processes.

Skills

C / C++

VHDL

Verilog

Python

C#

RTOS

CMSIS/HAL

Embedded Linux

FPGA

I2C

CAN

SPI

RS-232

RS-422

Java

Go

Rust

Ada

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMSIS/HAL

VxWorks

Integrity

Embedded Linux

Job description

Carnegie Mellon University’s SEI is seeking an enthusiastic assistant real-time embedded engineer to work on safety-critical embedded software. You will collaborate with teams across bare-metal systems, RTOSes, FPGAs, and embedded Linux, developing tools and methods to solve government software challenges.

You’ll contribute to design, analysis, and testing while advancing DoW lifecycle practices and high-assurance engineering.