Embedded Software Engineer

ATR International; California; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ATR International is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer in California to design, develop, integrate, and test features across hardware, firmware, and software teams. You will help enable a high-performance product, validate functionality in the lab, and support production through automation and debugging.

Requirements include 5–9+ years of C/C++ embedded systems, Linux/RTOS expertise on ARM multicore platforms, scripting with Python, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent industry experience.

Responsibilities

• What You'll Do: collaborate with HW/firmware/software teams to design, develop, test and integrate new features.

Skills

C/C++ embedded

Linux/RTOS

Python scripting

Cross-compilation

Team leadership

Communication skills

Education

BS in Computer Science/Engineering

MS preferred

Tools

Git

Buildroot

U-Boot

gRPC

Protobuf

Zephyr

JTAG

Oscilloscope

Job description

Salary dependent on years of experience.

What You'll Do:

• Collaborate with Hardware Engineers, Firmware Engineers, Software Engineers, and Product Managers to design, develop, integrate, and test new features: collecting requirements, understanding HW/SW interactions, producing design documents and test plans, and writing software
• Provide platform software expertise to application developers to enable the development of a stable, high-performance product
• Work in the lab to validate functionality, reproduce and debug issues, set up and automate tests, and provide software support
• Dive into unfamiliar component datasheets, work with product reference boards and supplier FAEs to investigate, debug, and solve problems, and use information learned to guide design improvements
• Work with manufacturing and operations to provide software support for the qualification of alternate parts, BOM updates, and pre-provisioning of components

Requirements

What You'll Need

• BS in Computer Science/Engineering, MS preferred, or equivalent industry experience
• Expert knowledge of Linux/RTOS platform development in modern multi-core ARM processor-based embedded systems
• 5-9+ years of C/C++ embedded systems development experience
• Technical leadership skills and a demonstrated history of owning large features from conception to delivery
• Ability to write scripts and automate tasks with Python and Bash
• Hands-on experience with cross-compilation toolchains targeting embedded Linux systems
• Comfortable working in an electronic lab environment, probing hardware, and experience with common lab equipment such as JTAG debuggers, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and signal analyzers
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience reading schematics and datasheets

What Would Make You Stand Out

• Experience in embedded software development for carrier and/or enterprise products in telecommunications. Ideally, on products with internally developed SoCs
• Experience with git, Rust, Golang, Bazel, Buildroot, gRPC, Protobuf, Zephyr, U-Boot, ATF
• A working conceptual understanding of digital signal processing as applied to wireless communications - modulation, filtering, sampling, and baseband interfacing