Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer for Spacecraft

Firefly Aerospace; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous health, dental, and vision plans

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Flexible PTO options

Job summary

A leading space technology company in Wisconsin is looking for an experienced Embedded Firmware Engineer to design, develop, test, and integrate flight software for spacecraft. The ideal candidate will require a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field and 5+ years in embedded firmware development. Responsibilities include optimizing firmware for performance and collaborating with hardware engineers. The company offers excellent benefits including health, dental, vision plans, and flexible PTO options.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in embedded firmware development in Linux environments.
• Proven track record of delivering real‑world industry projects involving embedded firmware.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++ for embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test embedded firmware for microcontrollers and microprocessors.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to define system architecture and ensure seamless integration.
• Optimize firmware for power efficiency and performance in embedded systems.

Skills

Embedded firmware development

C/C++ programming

Debugging tools

CI/CD workflows

Communication protocols

Education

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

Tools

FPGA development

Linux environments

Yocto

Buildroot

Job description

A leading space technology company in Wisconsin is looking for an experienced Embedded Firmware Engineer to design, develop, test, and integrate flight software for spacecraft. The ideal candidate will require a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field and 5+ years in embedded firmware development. Responsibilities include optimizing firmware for performance and collaborating with hardware engineers. The company offers excellent benefits including health, dental, vision plans, and flexible PTO options.