Flight-Critical Embedded Engineer — Remote

LEAP; Broomfield (CO); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity program

401(k) retirement planning with match

Professional development stipend

Flexible time off and holidays

Job summary

LEAP is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to develop and maintain flight-critical firmware for launch vehicles. You will design drivers for sensors and actuators, implement firmware modules, and collaborate with avionics and GNC teams to ensure reliable software releases.

Responsibilities include system integration, testing (bench, HIL, environmental), and documentation. A BS in a related field and 4+ years in embedded development are required, with a hybrid Colorado-based work model.

Qualifications

• B.S. in electrical engineering, computer science or related field
• 4+ years of experience in embedded firmware or embedded systems development
• Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems
• Experience interfacing with hardware and reading schematics
• Familiarity with RTOS concepts or bare-metal development
• Understanding of common embedded communication protocols (SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, Ethernet)
• Experience debugging embedded systems at the hardware/software boundary
• Ability to learn new tools, systems, and domains as needed

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded firmware for flight and ground systems. Implement drivers and interfaces for sensors, actuators, and communication buses (SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, Ethernet).
• Contribute to flight software including state machines, control logic, and health monitoring systems.
• Support firmware integration with avionics hardware and vehicle subsystems while assisting with technical oversight and review of deliverables from contract software development teams.
• Debug hardware/software issues using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers, and support system-level testing including bench testing, HIL testing, environmental testing, and vehicle integration.
• Produce well-structured embedded firmware modules, driver implementations, and control logic suitable for flight systems.
• Deliver design documentation, interface specifications, test procedures, verification reports, and debugging analyses.
• Contribute to system integration documentation and maintain clear records of firmware architecture, testing outcomes, and software revisions.
• Support improvements to development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and coding standards to ensure reliable and repeatable software releases.

Skills

C/C++ (Embedded)

RTOS concepts

Hardware interfacing

SPI/I2C/CAN/UART

Debug embedded hardware

Education

B.S. in electrical engineering, computer science or related field

Tools

Microcontrollers

FPGAs

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

CI/CD tooling

Job description

LEAP is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to develop and maintain flight-critical firmware for launch vehicles. You will design drivers for sensors and actuators, implement firmware modules, and collaborate with avionics and GNC teams to ensure reliable software releases.

Responsibilities include system integration, testing (bench, HIL, environmental), and documentation. A BS in a related field and 4+ years in embedded development are required, with a hybrid Colorado-based work model.