Remote Embedded Software Engineer – Avionics & FMS

Bazeta; Cedar Rapids (IA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical/dental/life coverage

401(k) with employer match

Professional development support

Flexible workplace

Job summary

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc. is seeking Embedded Software Engineers to build foundational software components for avionics systems. This remote role may require up to 10% travel to Cedar Rapids, IA, and requires U.S. citizenship or U.S. person status.

You will design reusable libraries, refactor code for shared use, and support certification activities, including DO-178 DAL A and HLR/LLR work, while contributing to scalable software infrastructure across multiple programs.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of embedded software development and/or testing experience.
• Background in certifiable software (DO-178 DAL A preferred).
• Proficiency in C++ and object-oriented design for embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Abstract and consolidate core functions into reusable libraries and frameworks.
• Extract functionality from application code and refactor for shared use.
• Design and implement an I/O framework supporting multiple protocols and data interfaces.
• Define and maintain data dictionaries and I/O level specifications.
• Collaborate with system architects to ensure ARINC-653 partitioning integrity.
• Support certification activities through HLR/LLR documentation and DAL compliance.
• Contribute to long-term strategy for scalable, maintainable software infrastructure.

Skills

C++

Embedded software

ARINC-653

VxWorks

DO-178 DAL A

HLR/LLR

CI/CD

Software architecture

Tools

Atlassian Suite

Jama

Coverity

Rapita

Job description

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc. is seeking Embedded Software Engineers to build foundational software components for avionics systems. This remote role may require up to 10% travel to Cedar Rapids, IA, and requires U.S. citizenship or U.S. person status.

You will design reusable libraries, refactor code for shared use, and support certification activities, including DO-178 DAL A and HLR/LLR work, while contributing to scalable software infrastructure across multiple programs.