Senior Embedded Motion Control Engineer

Allient, Inc.; City of Rochester, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Allient Inc. in Rochester, NY, seeks a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to lead embedded motion control software development. You will own sub-systems, guide architecture, and drive timely delivery across firmware, RTOS layers, and hardware interfaces.

The candidate demonstrates deep technical leadership, scalability, and hands-on design skills, mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with hardware partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of professional embedded software/firmware development experience.
• Ownership of complex embedded systems or product architectures in production.

Responsibilities

• Develop Embedded Servo Drive Controls and optimize embedded motion control, I/O systems.
• Architect and own portions of system-level architecture for embedded platforms.
• Oversee all phases of software development lifecycle and test verification.
• Provide mentorship and technical direction to engineers and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Embedded systems

C/C++

Real-time debugging

EtherCAT

Linux/Unix

ROS 2

RTOS

QNX / POSIX

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Software Eng

Tools

GDB / debugging tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Git / version control

Job description

Allient Inc. in Rochester, NY, seeks a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to lead embedded motion control software development. You will own sub-systems, guide architecture, and drive timely delivery across firmware, RTOS layers, and hardware interfaces.

The candidate demonstrates deep technical leadership, scalability, and hands-on design skills, mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with hardware partners.