Avionics Software Engineer

Cyient Limited; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyient Limited in Sacramento, CA seeks an embedded software engineer to design and implement real-time systems in C/C++ for safety-critical applications. The role emphasizes hardware interface development, OS bring-up, and driver work.

The candidate will contribute to requirements derivation, architectural design, and verification across the SDLC, collaborating with hardware teams and performing integration and field testing.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree (BSCS/BSEE) with 5-7 years related experience.
• Mastery of software engineering methodologies and best practices for embedded development in C/C++.
• Experience with SDLC models (Waterfall, V, Iterative, Incremental, Spiral, Agile) and ALM tools.
• Experience with hardware interfaces including board bring-up, OS bring-up, and device driver development.
• Proficient with peripheral interfaces (UART, USB, Ethernet, I2C, SPI) and protocols (CAN, TCP/IP, UDP).
• Hands on experience with electronics test equipment and safety-critical processes.
• Experience with MOSA or FACE standards is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Requirement Analysis, Allocation, Derivation, and Traceability.
• Trade Studies, and Risk Analysis.
• Architectural and Module design.
• Module implementation and verification.
• Regulatory compliance to customer safety and security standards.
• Technical communication in presentation and document formats.
• In-House and field integration and test.

Skills

C/C++ embedded

RTOS

HW interface development

CAN/TCP/IP/UDP protocols

UART/USB/Ethernet/I2C/SPI

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE

Tools

ALM tools

Job description

• Requirement Analysis, Allocation, Derivation, and Traceability
• Trade Studies, and Risk Analysis
• Architectural and Module design
• Module implementation and verification
• Regulatory compliance to customer safety and security standards
• Technical communication in presentation and document formats
• In-House and field integration and test

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor's degree (BSCS/BSEE) with 5-7 years related experience.
• Mastery of software engineering methodologies and best practices for embedded application development in C/C++ language.
• Experience in various Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) models (Waterfall, V, Iterative, Incremental, Spiral, Agile, etc.) and Application Lifecycle Management tools.
• Extensive experience with hardware interface development including board bring-up, operating system bring-up, and device driver development.
• Proficient with peripheral hardware interfaces (UART, USB, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, RS232, RS422, etc.) and protocols such as CAN, TCP/IP, UDP, etc.
• Hands on experience with electronics test and measurement equipment (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, digital multi-meter, etc.).
• Experience with RTOS and safety-critical processes.
• Experience with MOSA principles or FACE technical standards is a plus.