Platform Systems Engineer: Linux & Hardware Prototyping

avav; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with company match

9/80 work schedule

Paid holidays

Job summary

AeroVironment is seeking a Platform Software Engineer to join our Sunrise, FL team. You will work on low-level Linux OS software, interfacing with hardware prototypes and lab test equipment, using C and scripting to implement and verify software algorithms.

The role emphasizes ownership of tasks, collaboration with engineers, and delivering robust, high-performance code for government, defense, and commercial clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (BS/CE or BS/CS) from four-year college or university, and 2 - 10+ years of related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Good knowledge of C.
• Familiar with multithreaded environments.
• Ability to develop software targeting Linux environment.
• Networking experience at the programming level.
• Familiarity with chip level buses (I2C, SPI).
• Any ARM development experience - Raspberry PI, TI OMAP, etc.
• Any scripting experience - Python, AWK, Lua, Shell, etc.
• Source Code Control
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Implement low level Linux OS software working closely with hardware prototypes.
• Implement and verify basic software algorithms.
• Perform basic code design tasks.
• Create efficient code, working closely with other team members.
• Take ownership of moderately complex tasks and drive them to completion.
• Understand and execute test strategies to deliver quality software.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and maintainability of code.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Skills

C programming

Linux development

Multithreading

Networking

ARM/PI development

Scripting (Python)

Source control

US Security Clearance

I2C/SPI buses

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE

Tools

Text Editor

Compiler toolchain

Job description

AeroVironment is seeking a Platform Software Engineer to join our Sunrise, FL team. You will work on low-level Linux OS software, interfacing with hardware prototypes and lab test equipment, using C and scripting to implement and verify software algorithms.

The role emphasizes ownership of tasks, collaboration with engineers, and delivering robust, high-performance code for government, defense, and commercial clients.