Embedded Software Engineer

Edison Smart®; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 198,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Edison Smart in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design and optimize real-time embedded systems for advanced sensing and autonomous platforms. You’ll collaborate with FPGA, hardware and systems engineers to deliver low-latency software for laser and sensing technologies in a stealth startup setting.

Local candidates preferred, but US-wide travel is acceptable. Candidates should be proficient in Embedded C/C++ and/or Rust, with experience in sensor-connected embedded

Qualifications

• Proficient in real-time embedded software design and debugging.
• Experience with sensor-connected embedded systems and hardware interfacing.
• Ability to optimize for deterministic timing and low-latency operation.
• Familiarity with FPGA-based hardware integration and mission-critical platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop real-time embedded software for advanced sensing systems
• Work closely with FPGA, hardware and systems engineers
• Solve complex timing and integration challenges
• Support products from prototype through to deployment

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Rust

FPGA integration

Deterministic timing

Autonomous systems/robotics

Job description

Senior Embedded Software Engineer | Austin, TX | Up to $220,000

Join one of the best-funded stealth startups in the photonics and defence space, developing next-generation embedded systems that enable autonomous platforms to operate reliably in the world's most demanding environments.

You’ll work as part of a highly technical engineering team, designing low-latency embedded software that interfaces with advanced laser and sensing technologies. This is a rare opportunity to shape technology from an early stage while working on products with real-world impact.

What you'll be doing

• Develop real-time embedded software for advanced sensing systems
• Work closely with FPGA, hardware and systems engineers
• Solve complex timing and integration challenges
• Support products from prototype through to deployment

We're looking for engineers with experience in:

• Embedded C/C++ and/or Rust
• Sensor-connected embedded systems
• FPGA-based hardware integration
• Deterministic timing and low-latency systems
• Autonomous systems, robotics or navigation technologies

The company is based in Austin, TX. Local candidates are preferred, although we’re happy to consider engineers elsewhere in the US who can travel to Austin regularly.

Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be US Citizens or Green Card holders.