Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer – Spacecraft Systems

Aleron; Leander (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Acara Solutions in Leander, TX, seeks a Firmware Engineer to design, develop, test, and integrate embedded flight software for spacecraft. This contract-to-hire role involves collaborating with software and hardware teams to deliver robust firmware in bare-metal or RTOS environments.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in embedded firmware, strong C/C++ skills, and experience with I2C/SPI/UART/CAN/Ethernet. The position offers $65–$75/hr and 40 hours/week, with ITAR/compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• 5+ years of professional embedded firmware development in Linux environments.
• 5+ years of experience with communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test embedded firmware for microcontrollers and microprocessors in bare-metal or RTOS environments.
• Architect and implement low-level drivers, communication protocols, and system-level firmware for real-time applications.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to define system architecture and debug hardware/firmware interactions.
• Optimize firmware for power efficiency, performance, and memory constraints in resource-limited embedded systems.
• Participate in code reviews, maintain high-quality code standards, and document firmware designs and processes.
• Contribute to system-level debugging, performance profiling, and validation of embedded systems.
• Optionally, support FPGA integration and custom OS builds using Yocto or Buildroot.

Skills

Embedded firmware (Linux)

C/C++ for embedded

I2C/SPI/UART/CAN/USB/Ethernet

RTOS (FreeRTOS/Zephyr)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Yocto/Buildroot

CI/CD for embedded firmware

Job description

Acara Solutions in Leander, TX, seeks a Firmware Engineer to design, develop, test, and integrate embedded flight software for spacecraft. This contract-to-hire role involves collaborating with software and hardware teams to deliver robust firmware in bare-metal or RTOS environments.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in embedded firmware, strong C/C++ skills, and experience with I2C/SPI/UART/CAN/Ethernet. The position offers $65–$75/hr and 40 hours/week, with ITAR/compliance requirements.