Lead Embedded Software Engineer: Nuclear Tech

General Matter, Inc.; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

General Matter, Inc. is seeking a Lead Embedded Software Engineer in the Los Angeles area to guide a small team, own critical software architecture, and stay hands-on in development. You will work with cross-disciplinary engineers and translate system requirements into robust production-ready code.

You will set engineering standards, lead the design of complex embedded software, and mentor engineers while ensuring safety, reliability, and precision in production equipment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical leadership defining architecture and requirements.
• 1+ year experience managing a team.
• Strong ability to translate requirements into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop safety-critical embedded software powering industrial systems.
• Mentor and develop a small team of engineers while remaining hands-on.
• Build low-level firmware in C/C++ and Rust for actuators and sensors.
• Design robust control architectures, state machines, and data acquisition systems.
• Own software from development through deployment with automated build/test infrastructure.
• Collaborate with hardware, electrical, and controls engineers to integrate firmware.

Skills

Embedded software leadership

C/C++

Rust

Python

Golang

Education

BS in CS/Engineering

Job description

General Matter, Inc. is seeking a Lead Embedded Software Engineer in the Los Angeles area to guide a small team, own critical software architecture, and stay hands-on in development. You will work with cross-disciplinary engineers and translate system requirements into robust production-ready code.

You will set engineering standards, lead the design of complex embedded software, and mentor engineers while ensuring safety, reliability, and precision in production equipment.