Senior Embedded Engineer — Aerospace HW/SW Hybrid

Astronics Corporation; Kirkland (WA); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing bonuses

Health, dental, vision coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Astronics Corporation in Kirkland, WA is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer focused on hardware/software integration for aircraft power systems. The role emphasizes embedded software development on production hardware and close collaboration with Product Support, Electrical, Systems, and Test Engineering.

Responsibilities include target hardware bring-up, diagnostics, DO-178C processes, and ongoing software design improvements to meet reliability, performance, and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• Typically 5+ years hands-on embedded software development for resource-constrained systems such as bare metal, RTOS, or embedded Linux on SoCs.
• Proven hardware/software integration experience with target hardware bring-up, driver debugging, and lab instrument usage.
• Familiarity with RTCA DO-178C processes and software configuration management tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, and maintain embedded software for production aircraft power systems (resource-constrained environments).
• Integrate and test software on actual hardware: bring-up boards, run diagnostics, validate functionality with lab equipment.
• Investigate and resolve field and production issues with root-cause analysis across HW/SW boundaries.
• Review and update software requirements, architecture, design documents, and verification/test plans.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

RTOS / Embedded Linux

HW/SW integration

Debugging & root-cause analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

StarTeam

Polarion

UART/RS-485/ARINC 429

Job description

Astronics Corporation in Kirkland, WA is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer focused on hardware/software integration for aircraft power systems. The role emphasizes embedded software development on production hardware and close collaboration with Product Support, Electrical, Systems, and Test Engineering.

Responsibilities include target hardware bring-up, diagnostics, DO-178C processes, and ongoing software design improvements to meet reliability, performance, and regulatory