Junior Embedded Frontend Engineer

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC; Aberdeen, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC in Aberdeen, MD is seeking an Entry Level- Front End Software Engineer onsite to join xG and Mixed Signal Product Development. You will collaborate with hardware and software teams to develop embedded Linux-based software, using C/C++ and Python for automation, tests, and tooling.

You’ll gain hands-on experience Bring up processors, development kits, and interfaces while supporting lab and field deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Academic, internship, personal-project, or work experience programming in C or C++.
• Basic familiarity with Linux through coursework, projects, labs, internships, or personal use.
• Foundational understanding of computer architecture, digital interfaces, networking, operating systems, or embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, debug, and maintain embedded software on Linux-based platforms, including Ubuntu and other embedded Linux distributions.
• Write and test software in C and C++, with opportunities to use Python for automation, test tooling, data handling, and engineering utilities.
• Bring up processors, development kits, carrier boards, microcontrollers, peripherals, and connected subsystems with hardware engineers.
• Support device control, monitoring, configuration, logging, health/status reporting, and web-based or API-driven management interfaces.
• Integrate software with radios, modems, network interfaces, RF subsystems, FPGA-based signal-processing hardware, sensors, and edge devices.
• Create automated test scripts, repeatable lab procedures, troubleshooting tools, and clear engineering documentation.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded Linux

Linux familiarity

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

Python

Bash

Git

Build systems

Job description

Fairwinds Technologies, LLC in Aberdeen, MD is seeking an Entry Level- Front End Software Engineer onsite to join xG and Mixed Signal Product Development. You will collaborate with hardware and software teams to develop embedded Linux-based software, using C/C++ and Python for automation, tests, and tooling.

You’ll gain hands-on experience Bring up processors, development kits, and interfaces while supporting lab and field deployments.