Junior Real-Time Embedded Engineer – Safety-Critical

Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition benefits

Retirement plan with employer contrib.

Relocation assistance

Paid parental leave

Military leave

Free Pittsburgh bus pass

Job summary

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is seeking an enthusiastic assistant real-time embedded engineer to work on safety-critical embedded software. You will collaborate with hardware and software teams, including bare-metal systems, RTOS, FPGAs, and embedded Linux, to develop tools and methods for rigorous analysis and testing.

You should have a BS in CS or EE, strong C/C++ (plus VHDL/Verilog), experience with CMSIS/HAL drivers, and exposure to

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience as a software developer, software engineer, verification engineer, or related field.
• Proficiency in C/C++, VHDL/Verilog, Python, or C#.
• Familiar with CMSIS/HAL drivers and bare-metal systems.
• Experience with RTOS such as VxWorks or Integrity.
• Willingness to work 100% onsite in Pittsburgh and travel 25%.

Responsibilities

• Understand complex embedded systems across multiple abstraction levels and interfaces.
• Design and develop embedded software tools for analysis, testing, and evaluation of existing software.
• Apply systems engineering to identify weaknesses and flawed implementations traced from requirements.
• Use static/dynamic analysis and complexity tools to uncover weaknesses and vulnerabilities, guiding safety-critical systems toward robustness.
• Conduct research and share knowledge to improve software development processes and SoS performance.

Skills

C/C++

VHDL/Verilog

Embedded RTOS

Python

C#

Education

BS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMSIS/HAL drivers

Embedded Linux

FPGA tooling

Job description

The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is seeking an enthusiastic assistant real-time embedded engineer to work on safety-critical embedded software. You will collaborate with hardware and software teams, including bare-metal systems, RTOS, FPGAs, and embedded Linux, to develop tools and methods for rigorous analysis and testing.

You should have a BS in CS or EE, strong C/C++ (plus VHDL/Verilog), experience with CMSIS/HAL drivers, and exposure to