Missile Flight Software Engineer - Real-Time Embedded

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

Job summary

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and manufactures first-of-a-kind electromagnetic and electric power generation systems.

GA-EMS' expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile defense, power and energy, and process and monitoring applications for defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline and progressive engineering experience.
• Bachelors in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related engineering field required.
• Strong embedded software development discipline is a required.
• Embedded C/C++ programming experience is required.
• Experience with RTOS, ARM, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and Linux is desired.

Responsibilities

• Assess and/or develop requirements, and design, implement, integrate and test work products.
• Responsible for direct hands‑on development of software in support of real‑time and embedded missile related systems.
• Collaborates daily with GA and customer engineering and program management teams.
• Provides documentation and makes technical presentations as required.
• Support development, review, and editing of technical documents as required.
• We operate on a 9x80 schedule with every other Friday off.

Skills

Embedded software development

RTOS experience

Communication skills

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Visual Studio IDE

I2C

SPI

Ethernet

Linux

Job description

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and manufactures first-of-a-kind electromagnetic and electric power generation systems.

GA-EMS' expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile defense, power and energy, and process and monitoring applications for defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide.