Senior Embedded Software Architect - Defense/Aerospace

Aleron; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 117,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Acara Solutions is seeking a Principal Embedded Software Engineer in Melbourne, FL to lead software architecture and execution of complex embedded projects in defense and aerospace.

You will act as a technical leader and individual contributor, directing small teams, coordinating across hardware, FPGA, verification, and program teams, while delivering critical customer programs on schedule and with highest quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, software engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of professional embedded software development experience.
• Minimum 3 years of professional team leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Define software architectures for complex embedded systems and mission-critical products.
• Lead technical strategy, design reviews, and architectural decisions.
• Serve as the technical authority for software development activities.
• Drive technical solutions involving processors, FPGAs, sensors, imaging systems, networking, and embedded platforms.
• Lead small software development teams while remaining an active contributor.
• Translate program objectives into executable software development plans.
• Break down project work into tasks and assign responsibilities across team members.
• Track execution against schedules, milestones, and technical deliverables.
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate technical and program risks.
• Coordinate software activities across systems, hardware, FPGA, verification, manufacturing, and program teams.
• Provide regular project status, risks, and recovery plans to engineering management and program leadership.
• Support staffing, workload balancing, and technical mentoring activities.
• Develop, integrate, debug, and verify embedded software.
• Perform code reviews and maintain software quality standards.
• Support customer demonstrations, field activities, integration events, and technical reviews.
• Contribute directly to critical project deliverables when needed.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Software architecture

Technical leadership

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, software engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

C

C++

Python

Bare-Metal

FreeRTOS

Embedded Linux

AMD/Xilinx Zynq MPSoC

MicroBlaze

Ethernet/TCP/IP/lwIP

Job description

Acara Solutions is seeking a Principal Embedded Software Engineer in Melbourne, FL to lead software architecture and execution of complex embedded projects in defense and aerospace.

You will act as a technical leader and individual contributor, directing small teams, coordinating across hardware, FPGA, verification, and program teams, while delivering critical customer programs on schedule and with highest quality.