Senior Embedded Engineer – Remote Avionics & Certifiable

Devconnectplatform; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) employer match

Medical/dental/life insurance

Professional development support

Flexible workplace

Job summary

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc. seeks a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to build reusable libraries and I/O frameworks for avionics. You will work on certifiable software architectures supporting ARINC-653 partitioning and certification activities.

This is a remote role with up to 10% travel to Cedar Rapids, IA. Ideal candidates have deep low-level embedded experience, strong C++ skills, and familiarity with DO-178 DAL A and VxWorks.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of embedded software development experience.
• C++ and OO design for embedded systems.
• Experience certifying software (DO-178 DAL A preferred).
• HLR/LLR generation, review, and traceability.

Responsibilities

• Abstract and consolidate core functions into reusable libraries and frameworks.
• Refactor existing application functionality for shared use.
• Design and implement an I/O framework for multiple protocols/interfaces.
• Support certification activities through HLR/LLR documentation and DAL compliance.

Skills

C++

Embedded software

Object-oriented design

ARINC-653

DO-178 DAL A

VxWorks

Tools

VxWorks RTOS

CI/CD tooling

Atlassian Suite

Jama

Coverity

Rapita

Job description

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc. seeks a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to build reusable libraries and I/O frameworks for avionics. You will work on certifiable software architectures supporting ARINC-653 partitioning and certification activities.

This is a remote role with up to 10% travel to Cedar Rapids, IA. Ideal candidates have deep low-level embedded experience, strong C++ skills, and familiarity with DO-178 DAL A and VxWorks.