Senior Embedded Real-Time Software Engineer

Prattwhitney; Middletown (RI); On-site; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards package

Parental leave

Flexible schedules

Achievement awards

Educational assistance

Backup care

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney in Middletown, RI is seeking an experienced embedded real‑time software engineer for DoD applications. You will design, develop, test and integrate high‑performance software across heterogeneous platforms, including FPGAs, with sensor interfaces and cross‑functional collaboration.

You will mentor staff, contribute to design reviews, and travel up to 15%. A Secret clearance is required and a STEM degree with 5+ years of experience is expected.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior experience
• Active and transferable Secret U.S. Government Security Clearance is required on day one
• Experience including at least two of the following: Embedded C/C++ Software, High Performance Computer Systems, Embedded Real‑Time Sensors and Control Applications, Software Architecture Design and Implementation
• Experience using embedded Real‑Time Operating Systems (RTOS) (e.g., Green Hills, Integrity, Wind River VxWorks, Linux, etc.)
• Experience developing complex systems involving the integration of hardware, firmware, and software
• Ada programming language
• Proficiency using C/C++
• Familiarity with digital signal processing algorithms and software
• Knowledge of linear algebra concepts
• Experience using the VSIPL high performance vector library or another vector processing library
• Proficiency in MATLAB and/or optimizing algorithms in C/C++
• Experience with real‑time processing optimization

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, test, debug and integrate high performance embedded real‑time software within heterogeneous systems composed of multiple processor types and FPGAs, with external sensor and control interfaces for deployed DoD real‑time software systems hosted on embedded hardware
• Collaborate with a cross‑functional team testing your contributions and analyzing performance
• Integrate components you develop into a larger system in preparation for real world testing and deployment
• Teaching, coaching, and mentoring less experienced staff
• Contributing to proposals as well as preliminary and critical design reviews
• Travel required up to 15%

Skills

Embedded C/C++ Software

High Performance Computers

Embedded Real‑Time Sensors

Software Architecture

C/C++ Proficiency

DSP Algorithms

MATLAB

Real‑Time Processing

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Green Hills

Integrity

Wind River VxWorks

Linux RTOS

Job description

Pratt & Whitney in Middletown, RI is seeking an experienced embedded real‑time software engineer for DoD applications. You will design, develop, test and integrate high‑performance software across heterogeneous platforms, including FPGAs, with sensor interfaces and cross‑functional collaboration.

You will mentor staff, contribute to design reviews, and travel up to 15%. A Secret clearance is required and a STEM degree with 5+ years of experience is expected.