Embedded Software Engineer

Saxon Global; Village of Endicott (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Saxon Global in New York seeks an experienced embedded software engineer with a strong background in C/C++, assembly, and testing on target hardware. The role requires 5+ years in embedded development, preferably in aviation, and offers collaboration across hardware and software teams.

The engineer will benchmark and configure SoC features on platforms such as S32G2 and Layerscape, ensuring deterministic operation in safety-critical avionics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, CS, or EE with embedded software background.
• 5+ years of embedded software development experience.
• Experience integrating and testing on target hardware.
• Fluent in C/C++ with exposure to assembly language.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to document progress and issues.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute SoC benchmarking procedures.
• Configure, enable, and develop SoC features for S32G2/Layerscape platforms.
• Mitigate multi-core interference risks.
• Ensure deterministic operation in safety-critical avionics applications.
• Evaluate SoC fit-for-purpose and use-cases in safety systems.
• Develop test environments for DO-178C compliance; Python, ARM DS IDE, and Dstream.
• Work with FPGA/ASIC interfaces and timing interactions.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded software

Assembly language

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, CS, or EE

5+ years embedded software experience

Tools

ARM tools

GIC

CoreLink

TrustZone

PCIe

AXI

Job description

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• A bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with a strong embedded software development background.
• 5+ years of experience developing embedded software solutions.
• Experience integrating and testing functionality directly on target hardware.
• Fluent in the C/C++ language with exposure to assembly language programming.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to proactively communicate with team members on a regular basis to maximize team productivity.
• Strong technical communication and writing skills with demonstrated ability to clearly describe planned technical solutions, convey/track development progress, and document complex issues identified during troubleshooting efforts.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• 5+ years of experience in aviation-related embedded control systems, including familiarity with systems such as flight controls, engine controls, or mission systems.
• Experience with multi-tasking and multi-core software execution environments.
• Experience with ARM cores, ARM tools, and software supporting ARM IP such as GIC, CoreLink, & TrustZone.
• Experience developing processor support packages, board support packages, and low-level hardware device drivers.
• Experience with various communication interfaces such as Ethernet, Mil-Std-1553B, ARINC-429, & Time-Sensitive Networking.
• Experience with various board internal digital buses such as PCI Express, SPI, QSPI, & AXI.
• Experience with safety critical development processes such as ARP4754, DO-178B/C, DO-254, & ISO-26262.
• Experience with software security concepts such as secure boot, isolated execution of software from secure and non-secure domains, and secure communication protocols.
• Strong technical documentation skills with the ability to generate documentation that clearly captures software architecture and design details.
• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• Cross-domain knowledge / perspective on engineering disciplines beyond software engineering such as analog/digital circuit design, FPGA-based firmware logic design, and systems engineering.

Experience in very low, processor level software development to

• Create and execute SoC benchmarking procedures
• Configure, enable, and develop SoC features (NXP S32 family, S32G2 specifically but not limited to S32G2 and/or LayerScape family, LS-1046A specifically)
• Mitigate multi-core interference risks
• Ensure deterministic operation in safety-critical avionics applications
• Evaluate and produce reports for SoC fit-for-purpose and sufficiency use-cases in safety-critical avionics systems
• Develop novel MCP test environments and methodologies for DO-178C Software Level A compliance, python skills, ARM DS IDE and Dstream
• FPGA, ASIC interfaces and timing interactions