Missile Flight Embedded Software Engineer

General Atomics; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 81,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems in Huntsville, Alabama, seeks a Missile Flight Software Engineer to design, implement, integrate and test embedded software for missile systems on a defense program.

The role emphasizes strong C/C++ embedded development, RTOS, ARM, interfaces (I2C, SPI, Ethernet), and collaboration with engineering teams. You must be able to read schematics, work independently, and be willing to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering with related engineering experience.
• Strong embedded software development discipline and C/C++ programming.
• Experience with target hardware, schematics, and hardware interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Assess and/or develop requirements, and design, implement, integrate and test work products.
• Direct hands-on development of software for real-time embedded missile systems.
• Collaborate daily with GA and customer engineering and program management teams.
• Provide documentation and make technical presentations as required.
• Support development, review, and editing of technical documents.
• Perform other duties as assigned; adhere to schedule and deadlines.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

RTOS

ARM

I2C

SPI

Ethernet

Linux

Missile avionics

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Visual Studio

Job description

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems in Huntsville, Alabama, seeks a Missile Flight Software Engineer to design, implement, integrate and test embedded software for missile systems on a defense program.

The role emphasizes strong C/C++ embedded development, RTOS, ARM, interfaces (I2C, SPI, Ethernet), and collaboration with engineering teams. You must be able to read schematics, work independently, and be willing to travel as needed.