Embedded Software Engineer — Space Systems (On-Site)

EVONA; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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401k retirement plan

PTO

Job summary

Astro Digital is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer in Littleton, CO to develop low-level software interfacing with spacecraft hardware. The role emphasizes delivering working code quickly, hardware bring-up, and integration within larger system designs on-site.

You will work with C/C++, RTOS concepts, and Linux-based environments, collaborating with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, efficient subsystems and interfaces.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE, CE, CS, or related field.
• 5 years of embedded software experience.
• Proficiency in C and modern C++.
• Experience developing firmware in bare-metal or minimally abstracted environments.
• Strong understanding of interrupt-driven design, memory-mapped I/O, timing constraints.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain embedded software for spacecraft subsystems.
• Write and debug low-level drivers and board support code.
• Interface directly with hardware (SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, DMA).
• Support hardware bring-up and debugging using lab equipment and standard tools.
• Deliver working implementations quickly and iterate to improve reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Debug embedded systems using GDB, JTAG, and SWD.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define system interfaces.
• Participate in integration, HIL testing, and system validation.
• Contribute to Python-based test, automation, and data analysis workflows.

Skills

C programming

C++ programming

Embedded software

RTOS concepts

Git workflows

Debugging embedded systems

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE, CE, CS, or related field

Tools

GDB

JTAG/SWD

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Multimeter

Job description

Astro Digital is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer in Littleton, CO to develop low-level software interfacing with spacecraft hardware. The role emphasizes delivering working code quickly, hardware bring-up, and integration within larger system designs on-site.

You will work with C/C++, RTOS concepts, and Linux-based environments, collaborating with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, efficient subsystems and interfaces.