Multicore Embedded Engineer: Avionics Networking & TSN

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc.; Village of Endicott (NY); Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Certification support

Career growth

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc. seeks an Embedded Software Engineer to develop low-level software for multicore processors and SoCs in a DO-178B/C environment.

You will implement processor initialization, inter-core communication, and platform drivers, and you’ll integrate software with FPGA/ASIC hardware while applying deterministic avionics networking (TSN, ARINC 664 Part 7/AFDX). Location: Remote candidates may apply, with onboarding in Endicott, NY and quarterly site travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field.
• 4+ years of embedded software/firmware in safety-critical environments.
• Strong programming in C/C++ for embedded systems.
• Experience with very low-level real-time software (BSPs, boot code, drivers).
• Multicore/SoC software development experience.
• Experience with deterministic avionics networking (TSN, ARINC 664 Part 7/AFDX).
• DO-178B/C software lifecycle experience.
• Board bring-up and hardware/software integration.
• FPGA/ASIC hardware interfacing.
• Embedded debugging with hardware tools.
• U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain low-level embedded software in C/C++/Assembly.
• Develop for multicore processors and SoCs including initialization and inter-core communication.
• Integrate TSN/ARINC 664 Part 7/AFDX networking in real-time systems.
• Create BSPs, boot code, drivers, and platform software.
• Assist hardware bring-up and hardware/software integration.
• Ensure DO-178B/C compliance and safety requirements.
• Analyze timing, latency, and real-time performance; troubleshoot with tools.
• Develop Python tools for debugging, testing, and automation.
• Collaborate across software, hardware, FPGA/ASIC teams throughout the lifecycle.
• Participate in architecture reviews, testing, and documentation.

Skills

C/C++

Assembly

Multicore processors

SoC

ARINC 664 Part 7/AFDX

Time-Sensitive Networking

DO-178B/C

Python

Debugging tools

U.S. citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

ARM Development Studio

DSTREAM

Trace tools

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc. seeks an Embedded Software Engineer to develop low-level software for multicore processors and SoCs in a DO-178B/C environment.

You will implement processor initialization, inter-core communication, and platform drivers, and you’ll integrate software with FPGA/ASIC hardware while applying deterministic avionics networking (TSN, ARINC 664 Part 7/AFDX). Location: Remote candidates may apply, with onboarding in Endicott, NY and quarterly site travel.