Senior Embedded Engineer

Glocomms; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Glocomms in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design and implement software that powers cutting-edge industrial hardware. You will work at the intersection of embedded systems, robotics, controls, automation, and high-performance computing to create reliable real-time software that interfaces directly with hardware.

Ideal candidates have strong C++/Rust skills and extensive experience with embedded Linux and real-time systems, delivering production-grade code close

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in C++ and/or Rust.
• Experience developing software for embedded Linux systems.
• Experience building or supporting real-time systems.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design principles and software architecture.
• Experience debugging complex software and hardware integration issues.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded software for advanced industrial hardware systems.
• Build machine control and communication interfaces that interact directly with sensors, actuators, and custom hardware.
• Develop software for data acquisition, monitoring, diagnostics, and system health management.
• Collaborate closely with controls engineers to integrate real-time control algorithms into production software.
• Partner with FPGA and hardware teams to support high-speed data acquisition and processing.
• Create scalable infrastructure for logging, telemetry, calibration, and performance analysis.
• Develop automation solutions that improve system reliability and manufacturing throughput.
• Write well-tested, maintainable, and production-quality C++ software.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical direction across the engineering organization.

Skills

C++

Rust

Tools

Embedded Linux

Real-time systems

Job description

Location: Hawthorne, CA (Onsite, 5 Days/Week)

About the Company

We're building the next generation of intelligent manufacturing systems by combining advanced software, hardware, automation, and machine learning into a unified platform. Our technology enables complex industrial systems to operate autonomously, driving unprecedented speed, precision, and scalability in advanced manufacturing.

We're looking for engineers who thrive on solving hard technical problems and want to build software that directly powers real-world machines.

The Role

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer, you'll develop the software that serves as the backbone of our production systems. You'll work at the intersection of embedded systems, robotics, controls, automation, and high-performance computing to build reliable software that interfaces directly with hardware in real time.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy working close to the hardware and want to see their code operate on mission-critical physical systems.

What You'll Do

• Design and develop embedded software for advanced industrial hardware systems.
• Build machine control and communication interfaces that interact directly with sensors, actuators, and custom hardware.
• Develop software for data acquisition, monitoring, diagnostics, and system health management.
• Collaborate closely with controls engineers to integrate real-time control algorithms into production software.
• Partner with FPGA and hardware teams to support high-speed data acquisition and processing.
• Create scalable infrastructure for logging, telemetry, calibration, and performance analysis.
• Develop automation solutions that improve system reliability and manufacturing throughput.
• Write well-tested, maintainable, and production-quality C++ software.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical direction across the engineering organization.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in C++ and/or Rust.
• Experience developing software for embedded Linux systems.
• Experience building or supporting real-time systems.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design principles and software architecture.
• Experience debugging complex software and hardware integration issues.