Embedded Software Engineer — Hardware Bring-Up Specialist

Avery Weigh-Tronix; Kansas; On-site; USD 78,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Weigh-Tronix is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, test, and support embedded software for existing and new products. The role involves hardware bring‑up, low‑level hardware/software integration, and close work with hardware teams to ensure robust embedded solutions.

The candidate should have a solid foundation in software engineering, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work independently across development phases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Software, Electrical, Computer Engineering, or related discipline required).
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in embedded software development.
• Proficiency in embedded programming languages (e.g., C/C++), version control (Git/Github) and real‑time operating environments (FreeRTOS, MQX).
• Strong understanding of hardware/software integration and system level design.
• Ability to work independently across design, coding, testing, debugging, implementation, and documentation phases.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, field teams, or customer applications is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience with new board bring‑up, including debug of low‑level hardware/software issues on prototype hardware.
• Ability to read and work from schematics, datasheets, reference manuals and interface documentation.
• Experience with embedded debug tools such as JTAG debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and serial/protocol analysis tools.
• Experience integrating communication and connectivity technologies such as Bluetooth/BLE, UART, SPI, I2C, USB, or Ethernet.
• This role requires quarterly travel to our Fairmont, MN facility, with the possibility of additional onsite visits depending on project‑specific needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop, code, test, and debug new embedded software or enhancements to existing software for third‑party customers and internal product lines.
• Work from specifications with limited guidance to design and modify moderately complex software applications, tools, and utilities.
• Apply software design theories, engineering principles, and scientific methods to create robust, maintainable embedded solutions.
• Modify existing software packages to meet unique customer configurations and requirements.
• Validate successive software versions to ensure proper integration with system hardware.
• Bring up embedded software on new hardware platforms, including initialization and verification of microcontrollers, memory, clocks, interrupts, communication interfaces and peripheral devices.
• Develop, integrate and debug low‑level drivers and board support software for interfaces such as UART, SPI, I2C, ADC, USB, Ethernet, GPIO, etc.
• Provide technical input to project schedules, development estimates, software‑related planning activities and team training needs.
• Coordinate technical activities with cross‑functional project teams and communicate software scope, status, risks, and technical issues clearly.
• Document designs, changes, and engineering analyses thoroughly and professionally.
• Determine test and analysis requirements to validate product reliability, performance, and parameter control.
• Conduct or coordinate tests to evaluate failure limits, environmental susceptibility, component reliability, and overall product safety.
• Participate in the design of product test equipment or production test systems when needed.
• Interpret test results and translate findings into actionable engineering decisions.
• Develop and execute bring‑up, integration, and regression test plans for new hardware and firmware.
• Diagnose issues related to startup behavior, communication failures, timing issues, memory, and interaction between firmware and hardware.
• Resolve software‑related user complaints and respond to suggestions for improvements or enhancements.
• Assist in the development of software user manuals and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with technical staff to diagnose and resolve software issues.
• Drive the electrical/software design process from concept through manufacturing release, including:
• Creative concept development
• Detailed design
• Mathematical and scientific verification
• Prototype build and evaluation
• Engineering documentation
• Production transition
• Work closely with electrical engineering during schematic review, component selection and prototype bring‑up to ensure software readiness and efficient debug.

Skills

Embedded programming

C/C++

RTOS

Git / GitHub

Hardware integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

JTAG debuggers

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Serial analysis tools

Bluetooth/BLE

UART

SPI

I2C

USB

Ethernet

Job description

Avery Weigh-Tronix is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, test, and support embedded software for existing and new products. The role involves hardware bring‑up, low‑level hardware/software integration, and close work with hardware teams to ensure robust embedded solutions.

The candidate should have a solid foundation in software engineering, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work independently across development phases.