Senior Embedded RT Software Engineer (Rocket Propulsion)

Motive Companies, LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Motive Companies, LLC in Huntsville, AL seeks experienced Senior Embedded Software Engineers to develop real-time embedded control and application software for advanced rocket propulsion systems. You will work through the full software lifecycle from requirements to testing.

Strong C/C++ development experience and a background in safety-critical or mission-critical systems are required, with exposure to hardware-integrated environments and live rocket engine tests. U.S.

Qualifications

• 6+ years embedded real-time software development experience.
• 6+ years of C/C++ programming experience.
• Experience with safety-critical or human-rated software.
• Active Secret security clearance required at start.
• U.S. citizenship required; dual citizenship not permitted.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and test real-time embedded software for propulsion systems.
• Support full software development lifecycle: requirements, architecture, design, coding, unit testing, integration, verification.
• Produce detailed software documentation for mission-critical systems.
• Participate in design reviews, customer reviews, and milestones.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for hardware/software integration and lab testing.
• Identify opportunities to improve software development processes, tools, metrics, and efficiency.
• Support propulsion system testing, including live hot-fire tests.

Skills

Embedded real-time software

C/C++ programming

Safety-critical software

Software lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's degree with 6+ years experience OR Master's with 4+ years

Tools

RTOS (NI Linux/INTEGRITY/Red Hat/QNX)

UTP/UML tools (EA/Rhapsody/Cameo)

Job description

Motive Companies, LLC in Huntsville, AL seeks experienced Senior Embedded Software Engineers to develop real-time embedded control and application software for advanced rocket propulsion systems. You will work through the full software lifecycle from requirements to testing.

Strong C/C++ development experience and a background in safety-critical or mission-critical systems are required, with exposure to hardware-integrated environments and live rocket engine tests. U.S.