Senior Embedded Software Engineer

h3 Technologies, LLC; New Jersey; On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Bonus

Job summary

h3 Technologies, LLC is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer in New Jersey to guide the next generation of mission-critical national security systems. You will drive development of device drivers, BSPs, and bootloaders, and work across hardware and software teams to ensure robust system performance.

The ideal candidate holds an active DoD Secret clearance, 8+ years in software, and deep experience in C/C++, Rust, and embedded Linux.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship with an active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years developing and debugging drivers, BSPs, bootloaders, or other low-level embedded software.
• Experience in C/C++, assembly, and/or Rust for embedded systems.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience developing embedded Linux systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop device drivers and BSPs for custom embedded systems.
• Diagnose and debug hardware-software boundary issues.
• Develop software to test manufactured circuit boards and diagnose issues.
• Participate in peer reviews; identify, track, and repair defects.
• Collaborate across teams to design hardware-software interfaces and system performance.
• Support all phases of software development life cycle from requirements to testing.
• Investigate root causes and implement solutions, independently or in teams.
• Create software test plans and technical documentation.

Skills

C/C++

Rust

EmbeddedLinux

Device drivers

Hardware bring-up

IPC interfaces (UART SPI I2C CAN PCIe)

Debugging complex systems

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer/Electrical Engineering or CS

Job description

Position: Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Salary Range: Open for discussion+ Benefits + relocation Assistance + Bonus

Terms: Direct Hire

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced embedded Software Engineer to guide the next generation of mission-critical national security systems. The candidate should have a strong background in modern computer architecture, hardware bring-up and debugging, development of low-level embedded system-software including custom drivers, board support packages, and bootloader.

Essential Functions:

• Develop device drivers and board support packages for custom embedded systems
• Diagnosis and debugging of complex hardware-software boundary issues
• Develop software to test manufactured circuit boards and diagnose manufacturing or design issues
• Participate in peer reviews, identify, track and repair defects
• Work closely with cross functional members of the engineering organization to develop and evaluate interfaces between hardware and software, operational performance, and design of the overall system
• Support and participate in all phases of the software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, hardware-software integration, and formal test
• Investigate root causes of complex issues, and implement solutions, working independently or with a multi-discipline team
• Develop software test plans and procedures, and other relevant technical documentation

Qualifications:

• U.S. citizenship with an Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• At least 8+ years experience in software development
• At least 5+ years of experience developing and debugging drivers, BSPs, bootloaders, bare-metal applications, or other low-level development in embedded systems
• Experience with development of embedded systems in C\C++, assembly, and\or Rust
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience developing embedded Linux systems

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Proven experience developing device drivers and board support packages for modern RTOSs (Integrity, VxWorks, Zepher, seL4, Yocto)
• Proven experience with hardware bring-up on prototype or first-run hardware
• Deep understanding of modern SoC architectures, their boot processes, and security/safety capabilities
• Proven experience interfacing with hardware peripherals including custom logic in FPGA fabric
• Experience building and customizing Yocto/OE or buildroot based Linux distributions, in particular a deep knowledge of BitBake, device trees, and the Linux Kernel
• Experience with bare-metal and kernel-space software development
• Strong understanding of standard interface protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, AXI, PCI/PCIe
• Experience developing safety or security critical systems, including DO-178 and ASIL-D
• Experience with Xilinx, Microchip, and other SoC’s with programmable fabric
• Experience with bare-metal Rust development

Screening Questions:

• Do you have an active secret clearance or higher?
• Willingness to be onsite 100% of time with an every other Friday off schedule (9/80)