Embedded LIDAR & Sensor Software Engineer — Remote & Flexible

Woolpert; Kiln (MS); On-site; USD 87,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Freedom to Work program

Principal program: ownership path

Flexible PTO

Career development opportunities

Healthcare, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

Woolpert seeks an Embedded Systems & Sensor Software Engineer to join the Advanced Sensing team, leading software architecture for airborne LiDAR and remote sensing platforms. You will bridge sensor hardware, avionics, and data systems, delivering reliable, scalable operator experiences.

The role demands leadership in software development standards, cross-functional collaboration, and hands-on integration from hardware to field deployment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Minimum 3 years working with embedded systems or hardware-integrated software.
• Demonstrated success leading software development for complex technical systems.
• Experience supporting products from concept through operational deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of embedded software architectures for airborne LiDAR and imaging systems.
• Develop and maintain software supporting sensor control, data acquisition, timing and synchronization, hardware monitoring, communications interfaces, health and status reporting.
• Define software requirements and system interfaces across hardware, firmware, and application layers.
• Integrate software with laser subsystems, LIDAR sensors, detector electronics, GNSS/INS, cameras, aircraft interfaces, data storage, and deployment activities.
• Lead development of intuitive operator and maintenance interfaces; design software for sensor startup, mission execution, calibration procedures, diagnostics, maintenance.
• Develop health monitoring and predictive maintenance solutions; automate diagnostic and fault reporting; support root-cause investigations.
• Develop software validation and verification methodologies including environmental, hardware-in-loop, flight, and factory testing.
• Establish software development standards, mentor engineers, contribute to roadmaps and customer demonstrations.

Skills

C++

Python

C

C#

Rust

Linux

Embedded Linux

RTOS

Qt/UI frameworks

Ethernet

USB

Serial interfaces

CAN Bus

PCIe

Timing & synchronization

High-speed data acquisition

Git

CI/CD workflows

Automated testing

Requirements management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering

Related technical discipline

Job description

Woolpert seeks an Embedded Systems & Sensor Software Engineer to join the Advanced Sensing team, leading software architecture for airborne LiDAR and remote sensing platforms. You will bridge sensor hardware, avionics, and data systems, delivering reliable, scalable operator experiences.

The role demands leadership in software development standards, cross-functional collaboration, and hands-on integration from hardware to field deployment.