Firmware Engineer

Curtiss-Wright Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 115,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Curtiss-Wright Corporation in the United States seeks an experienced embedded software engineer to design, develop, and certify firmware for aerospace applications in compliance with DO-178C DAL-B requirements. You will lead architecture reviews, code reviews, and debugging efforts across hardware and software teams.

You will mentor firmware engineers, perform or oversee verification in lab environments, and ensure robust integration with analog/digital hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field.
• 8–10+ years of firmware or embedded systems development.
• Proficiency in embedded languages such as C, C++, assembly.
• Experience delivering DO-178C DAL-B certified software.
• Familiarity with hardware interaction and test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Meets objectives for safety-certified software per DO-178C.
• Applies knowledge to ensure subsupplier DO178C compliance.
• Provide technical leadership through reviews, design, and mentoring.
• Performs or oversees software verification in a lab environment.
• Support hardware/software integration with hardware teams.
• Design, develop, modify firmware across platforms using C, C++, assembly.
• Troubleshoot firmware and ensure functional reliability.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers for integration into systems.
• Participate in code reviews and documentation to uphold quality.

Skills

Embedded systems

C / C++ / assembly

DO-178C certification

Firmware debugging

Architecture leadership

Hardware interaction

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Emulators

Job description

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Meets objectives needed for safety-certified software for aerospace applications per DO-178C and/or other customer-specific objectives.
• Applies knowledge of software certification to ensure subsupplier compliance to DO178C processes and procedures.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture guidance, design reviews, code reviews, merge reviews, debugging support, quality oversight, development planning, and mentoring of embedded software engineers.
• Performs or oversees software verification in a lab environment
• Support hardware/software integration and lab debugging as needed by interpreting schematics, datasheets, board-level designs, and hardware specifications at a functional level, while partnering with hardware specialists on low-level driver or board-specific details.
• Design, develop, modify, and debug embedded firmware across a range of hardware platforms using machine language, assembly, C, C++, or other appropriate languages.
• Troubleshoot and resolve firmware issues by analyzing system behavior, debugging embedded code, and implementing corrective actions to ensure functional reliability.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to support integration with analog and digital hardware systems and ensure firmware compatibility with system architecture.
• Participate in code reviews, documentation activities, and cross-functional engineering collaboration to maintain quality standards and streamline development processes.

Representative Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
• 8-10+ years of experience in firmware or embedded systems development
• Demonstrated experience delivering software to meet DO178C DAL-B certification
• Proficiency in embedded programming languages such as C, C++, assembly, and machine-level coding
• Experience working with analog and digital hardware systems and understanding of hardware/software interaction
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills for embedded environments
• Familiarity with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, emulators, and other diagnostic tools
• Effective communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional engineering work
• Ability to manage multiple development tasks while maintaining code quality and meeting project timelines
• Commitment to continuous improvement, best practices, and high-quality firmware engineering

No unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.

Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

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