Real-Time Aerospace Embedded Firmware Engineer

Talentify; Florida; On-site; USD 66,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a hands-on Firmware Engineer to develop low-level embedded software for aerospace and spaceflight systems. You will work close to hardware, creating bare-metal and RTOS-based firmware for embedded processors, sensors, and custom electronics in an onsite environment.

The role emphasizes board bring-up, hardware integration, protocol support (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet), and rigorous debugging using oscilloscopes and JTAG/SWD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline.
• 3+ years of firmware development in embedded systems.
• Experience with RTOS and bare-metal approaches.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware for MCU- and SoC-based aerospace systems.
• Create low-level drivers and middleware for sensors, actuators, and hardware platforms.
• Develop firmware in C, Embedded C, and modern C++ in resource-constrained environments.

Skills

Embedded C

C++

ARM Cortex-M

Driver development

RTOS development

Hardware debugging

Schematic reading

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related

Tools

Yocto/Buildroot

JTAG/SWD debuggers

Oscilloscopes/Logic analyzers

Job description

Actalent is seeking a hands-on Firmware Engineer to develop low-level embedded software for aerospace and spaceflight systems. You will work close to hardware, creating bare-metal and RTOS-based firmware for embedded processors, sensors, and custom electronics in an onsite environment.

The role emphasizes board bring-up, hardware integration, protocol support (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet), and rigorous debugging using oscilloscopes and JTAG/SWD.