Real-Time Embedded Software Engineer – Avionics

Socket.dev; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

GuideTech, a subsidiary of Palladyne AI, Tucson, AZ, is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to develop embedded software for real-time aerospace and defense systems. You will write firmware for embedded processors, work with sensors and buses, and contribute to hardware bring-up and system testing.

You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to optimize performance, reliability, and software quality, while documenting designs and participating in reviews to support critical missions.

Qualifications

• C/C++ required.
• Embedded applications strongly preferred.
• Experience with Zynq/ARM platforms and the AMD/Xilinx development environment (Vivado, Vitis) strongly preferred.
• Experience with UART, I2C, SDLC, CAN, and SPI interfaces preferred.
• Experience with Python, C#, and Linux shell scripting preferred.
• Experience using test equipment, including oscilloscopes and logic analyzers, preferred.
• VHDL desired.
• Soldering experience (cables/harnessing, surface-mount components) desired.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software and firmware in C/C++ for real-time aerospace and defense applications.
• Write efficient, reliable code that runs directly on embedded processors and microcontrollers.
• Develop software that interfaces with sensors, actuators, communication buses, and other hardware peripherals.
• Optimize software for performance, memory utilization, and real-time responsiveness.
• Support hardware bring-up, integration, debugging, and system testing.
• Debug and validate software using simulators, debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) environments.
• Collaborate closely with electrical, systems, and autonomy engineers throughout the development lifecycle.
• Contribute to technical documentation, design reviews, and continuous improvement of software quality.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded applications

Python

C#

Linux shell scripting

VHDL

Tools

Vivado

Vitis

UART

I2C

SDLC

CAN

SPI

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

GuideTech, a subsidiary of Palladyne AI, Tucson, AZ, is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to develop embedded software for real-time aerospace and defense systems. You will write firmware for embedded processors, work with sensors and buses, and contribute to hardware bring-up and system testing.

You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to optimize performance, reliability, and software quality, while documenting designs and participating in reviews to support critical missions.