Embedded Software Engineer I — Real-Time Systems

Palomar Products, Inc.; Rancho Santa Margarita (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Palomar Products, located in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, is seeking a Software Engineer I to design, develop, test, and integrate embedded software for our secure intercommunication systems used on military platforms. You will collaborate with systems, hardware, and test engineers to support verification, deployment, and updates of embedded products.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in CS or EE and 0–2 years of experience. Proficiency with C/C++, RTOS concepts, and version control is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 0–2 years of experience as Software Engineer or Embedded Software Engineer.
• Comfortable using software development tools such as debuggers, version control, and IDEs.
• Familiarity with real-time or hardware-facing programming concepts.
• Experience with military systems or software certification standards is a plus.
• Relies on established guidelines and direction to perform job functions.
• Works under general supervision and typically collaborates with more senior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and debug embedded software of low to medium complexity.
• Integrate software with hardware platforms and support verification and validation activities.
• Ensure software behavior meets defined requirements and functional expectations.
• Work with systems, hardware, and test engineers to meet project objectives.
• Support system integration, testing, deployment, and updates for embedded software products.
• Participate in test planning, test execution, and software certification processes.
• Coordinate and participate in identifying, tracking, and resolving software issues.

Skills

C

C++

Embedded development

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or EE

Tools

Version control

IDE

Debugging tools

Job description

Palomar Products, located in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, is seeking a Software Engineer I to design, develop, test, and integrate embedded software for our secure intercommunication systems used on military platforms. You will collaborate with systems, hardware, and test engineers to support verification, deployment, and updates of embedded products.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in CS or EE and 0–2 years of experience. Proficiency with C/C++, RTOS concepts, and version control is expected.