Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer – Aerospace & DO-178C Lead

Curtiss-Wright Corporation; Indiana; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is seeking an experienced embedded firmware engineer to design, develop, and verify firmware for aerospace applications. You will work across hardware and software teams, perform code reviews, and mentor junior engineers to ensure DO-178C compliant delivery.

The role requires strong C/C++, assembly, and machine-level coding skills, with deep knowledge of embedded systems and hardware interaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
• 8-10+ years of experience in firmware or embedded systems development.
• Proficiency in embedded programming languages such as C, C++, assembly, and machine-level coding.
• Experience delivering software to meet DO178C DAL-B certification.
• Experience working with analog and digital hardware systems and understanding of hardware/software interaction.

Responsibilities

• Meets objectives needed for safety-certified software for aerospace applications per DO-178C and/or other customer-specific objectives.
• Applies knowledge of software certification to ensure subsupplier compliance to DO178C processes and procedures.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture guidance, design reviews, code reviews, merge reviews, debugging support, quality oversight, development planning, and mentoring of embedded software engineers.
• Performs or oversees software verification in a lab environment
• Support hardware/software integration and lab debugging as needed by interpreting schematics, datasheets, board-level designs, and hardware specifications at a functional level, while partnering with hardware specialists on low-level driver or board-specific details.
• Design, develop, modify, and debug embedded firmware across a range of hardware platforms using machine language, assembly, C, C++, or other appropriate languages.
• Troubleshoot and resolve firmware issues by analyzing system behavior, debugging embedded code, and implementing corrective actions to ensure functional reliability.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to support integration with analog and digital hardware systems and ensure firmware compatibility with system architecture.
• Participate in code reviews, documentation activities, and cross-functional engineering collaboration to maintain quality standards and streamline development processes.

Skills

C

C++

Assembly language

Embedded systems

DO-178C

Debugging

Hardware interaction

Code reviews

Mentoring

Embedded firmware

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Emulators

Diagnostic tools

Job description

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is seeking an experienced embedded firmware engineer to design, develop, and verify firmware for aerospace applications. You will work across hardware and software teams, perform code reviews, and mentor junior engineers to ensure DO-178C compliant delivery.

The role requires strong C/C++, assembly, and machine-level coding skills, with deep knowledge of embedded systems and hardware interaction.