Remote Real-Time Embedded Engineer: Safety‑Critical

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401(k) with employer match

Certification assistance

Professional development support

Flexible, friendly workplace

Job summary

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc. is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and validate embedded solutions for safety-critical applications.

You will work across software, hardware, FPGA, and verification teams to deliver reliable, high-assurance software. Requirements include a bachelor's degree in a STEM field, 4+ years of embedded software experience, proficiency in Embedded C/C++, ARM multicore, and DO-178C knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field.
• 4+ years of embedded software development experience.
• Strong programming experience with Embedded C and C++.
• Experience with real‑time embedded systems or low‑level software development.
• Experience with multicore/ARM‑based architectures.
• Experience debugging embedded software with hardware tools.
• Knowledge of DO-178C or other safety-critical environments.
• Strong problem‑solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software using C, C++, and Assembly.
• Develop low‑level software including device drivers, BSPs, boot code, and processor initialization.
• Optimize software performance on ARM‑based multicore processors.
• Analyze and improve deterministic real‑time system performance, timing, and resource utilization.
• Support hardware/software integration with FPGA/ASIC and embedded platforms.
• Perform system integration, debugging, and verification using ARM DS IDE, DSTREAM, and Python.
• Participate in software architecture, code reviews, and technical design discussions.
• Support software verification and certification activities in accordance with DO-178C.
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, FPGA, and verification engineers throughout the lifecycle.
• Help improve software quality, automation, and development processes.

Skills

Embedded C

C++

Real-time systems

ARM multicore

Low-level software development

Software debugging

DO-178C

US Citizenship

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering / Software Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Computer Science

Tools

ARM DS IDE

DSTREAM

Python

Job description

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc. is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and validate embedded solutions for safety-critical applications.

You will work across software, hardware, FPGA, and verification teams to deliver reliable, high-assurance software. Requirements include a bachelor's degree in a STEM field, 4+ years of embedded software experience, proficiency in Embedded C/C++, ARM multicore, and DO-178C knowledge.