Embedded Software Verification Engineer

Kearfott Corporation; Pine Brook (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Paid vacation and sick days

Paid holidays

9/80 work week with every other Friday

Job summary

Kearfott Corporation in Pine Brook, NJ is seeking an Embedded Software Verification Engineer to verify and validate embedded software for guidance, navigation, and control products. You will translate software requirements into automated test cases, develop verification environments, and ensure compliance with DO-178C and aerospace standards.

You will collaborate with software, systems, hardware and QA teams in a lab setting, develop test scripts in Python/C++, explore AI-assisted verification

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline (CS/CE/EE or similar).
• Experience in software development, embedded software, verification, or test automation.
• Ability to translate requirements into executable tests.
• Experience debugging and investigating test outcomes.
• Strong analytical and technical writing skills.
• Ability to collaborate in a lab with multiple engineering disciplines.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain software verification tests for embedded and real-time software.
• Translate software requirements into executable test cases and procedures.
• Develop automated test scripts and frameworks to improve verification efficiency.
• Apply AI-enabled tools to enhance verification performance.
• Create and maintain software verification documentation with traceability.
• Execute verification tests and analyze results for compliance with requirements.
• Investigate failures and coordinate with developers to identify root causes.
• Develop test software using Python and C/C++ for embedded targets.
• Support testing with hardware-in-the-loop, simulators, and lab equipment.
• Maintain interfaces between test software, targets, and laboratory systems.
• Review requirements for clarity, testability, and completeness.
• Maintain bidirectional traceability across requirements, tests, and results.
• Participate in reviews of requirements, architecture, design, and code.

Skills

Embedded software development

Software verification

Test automation

Python

C/C++

Analytical problem solving

Technical writing

Team collaboration

U.S. Citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in ComputerScience/Engineering

Tools

Python

C/C++

Job description

Founded in 1918, Kearfott Corporation, a global Aerospace and Defense supplier for over 100 years, is a leader in the design and manufacture of precision motion control products and inertial navigation components. Kearfott has a very long history of innovation and excellence and is the go-to brand for many of our global clients. Kearfott is trusted, respected and plays a vital role in the success of America’s aerospace and defense industries. With over a century of expertise & experience, Kearfott is dedicated to providing quality, reliability, and cutting-edge technology to customers worldwide to meet their sea, land, air, and space navigation and guidance requirements.

Embedded Software Verification Engineer

Overview

In this role, you will support the development and verification of embedded software used within Kearfott’s guidance, navigation, and control products. The Embedded Software Verification Engineer will work closely with software, systems, and test engineering teams to translate software requirements into executable test cases, develop and automate verification solutions, and ensure software functionality is thoroughly verified against its requirements.

This position is well suited for a software engineer who enjoys working at the intersection of embedded software development, software verification, and test automation. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining verification environments, translating test procedures into automated and repeatable tests, analyzing test results, investigating failures, and supporting the documentation and traceability required for aerospace and defense software development.

The successful candidate will also apply hands‑on software development and verification experience to influence and implement future Kearfott software architectures and designs, with an emphasis on testability, maintainability, modularity, and automated verification.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain software verification tests for embedded and real-time software.
• Translate software requirements into detailed, executable test cases and procedures.
• Develop automated test scripts, test frameworks, and supporting software tools to improve verification efficiency and repeatability.
• Explore and apply AI-enabled tools and techniques to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the software verification process.
• Create and maintain software verification documentation in accordance with established engineering processes.
• Execute software verification testing and analyze test results to determine compliance with software requirements.
• Investigate test failures and collaborate with software developers to identify root causes and resolve defects.
• Develop test software and utilities using languages such as Python, C, and C++.
• Support testing of embedded software in laboratory environments using target hardware, simulators, emulators, and hardware-in-the-loop test systems.
• Develop and maintain interfaces between automated test software, embedded targets, laboratory equipment, and simulation environments.
• Review software requirements for clarity, testability, completeness, and consistency.
• Maintain bidirectional traceability between software requirements, test cases, test procedures, and test results.
• Participate in software requirements, architecture, design, code, and test reviews.
• Apply lessons learned through software development and verification to influence and implement future embedded software architectures and designs.
• Work with software development teams to improve software testability, modularity, interface design, diagnostic capabilities, and support for automated verification.
• Support regression testing and continuous improvement of automated verification capabilities.
• Develop tools for automated test execution, data collection, result analysis, and report generation.
• Support software verification activities associated with DO-178C and other applicable aerospace and defense development standards.
• Collaborate with software, systems, hardware, and quality engineering teams in a laboratory environment.

Minimum Required Skills/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in software development, embedded software, software verification, or test automation.
• Programming experience with Python and/or C/C++, or comparable languages used for embedded development and test automation.
• Ability to translate technical requirements into executable test cases.
• Experience debugging software and investigating test failures.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Ability to collaborate with software, systems, hardware, and test engineers in a laboratory environment.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing and developing embedded or real-time software systems.
• Strong Python development experience for test automation, data analysis, or engineering tools.
• Strong C/C++ development experience in embedded environments.
• Experience developing test harnesses, test frameworks, or automated regression test environments.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), software-in-the-loop (SIL), or simulation-based testing.
• Familiarity with microcontrollers, digital signal processors, and embedded target hardware.
• Experience interfacing software with laboratory equipment, communication buses, or embedded hardware.
• Familiarity with communication interfaces and protocols such as CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, or serial communications.
• Experience with requirements management and traceability tools such as DOORS.
• Familiarity with Git, Subversion, Jira, or similar development tools.
• Experience with MATLAB, Simulink, SCADE, or other modeling and simulation tools.
• Familiarity with software verification concepts including requirements-based testing, boundary testing, robustness testing, regression testing, and structural coverage.
• Experience designing software for testability and automated verification.
• Experience with software architecture, interface definition, and modular software design.
• Experience with DO-178B, DO-178C, or other safety-critical software development standards.
• Experience with developing test cases for the purpose of MC/DC (Multiple-Condition Decision Coverage) software verification.
• Experience with aerospace, defense, avionics, guidance, navigation, or control systems.
• Ability to interpret electronics schematics and hardware interface documentation.
• Experience with automated data analysis and generation of test reports.

All work is to be performed onsite at our Pine Brook, NJ facilities.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New Jersey is $80,000 - $95,000 annually. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge and skills, experience, and internal consistency.

Additionally, we offer a medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, tuition assistance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, and a 9/80 work week with every other Friday off. Our work environment embraces our people as we enjoy monthly employee events that celebrate our workplace culture.

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans