Senior Embedded Software Engineer for Production Vehicle Control

Stratom,-Inc.; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Job summary

Stratom, Inc. in Louisville, CO is seeking a Sr. Embedded Software Engineer to own the vehicle control software across architecture, implementation, hardware integration, and verification for rugged robotic systems.

This role focuses on developing embedded solutions that bridge autonomy and hardware in demanding environments. You will define task scheduling, build test infrastructure, and contribute to safety mechanisms, while collaborating with autonomy, electrical, mechanical, and systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional embedded software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in C and C++.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, static analysis, and code quality tools.
• Experience with CAN and SAE J1939.
• Experience developing software in a Linux environment.
• Strong proficiency in Python for test automation and engineering tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded software in C and C++ on microcontrollers running RTOS for vehicle control, actuation, sensing, and autonomous system functions
• Develop and integrate peripherals and interfaces for CAN, PWM, GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART ADC, timers, and watchdog
• Own software architecture and design decisions for embedded subsystems, and lead design and code reviews
• Define and own the runtime architecture of embedded vehicle software, including task scheduling, inter-module data flow, and diagnostics
• Build unit, integration, software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, and system-level tests, and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines to meet quality, repeatability, and schedule goals
• Lead embedded software bring-up on new vehicle platforms, including controller configuration, peripheral and network verification, and integration with sensors and actuato
• Triage issues and perform root cause analysis using system context, field observations, and log data
• Work with the autonomy and systems teams to define the vehicle control-autonomy interface, including messaging, fault handling, and platform safety requirements
• Contribute to the design and implementation of vehicle-level safety mechanisms for autonomous platforms, such as fault monitoring, emergency stop, and fail-safe behavior
• Mentor engineers and promote sound software and system safety practices across the team

Skills

C/C++ proficiency

Embedded systems

Troubleshooting

Python for tooling

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE/CE

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

ROS/ROS 2

CAN tools

Job description

Stratom, Inc. in Louisville, CO is seeking a Sr. Embedded Software Engineer to own the vehicle control software across architecture, implementation, hardware integration, and verification for rugged robotic systems.

This role focuses on developing embedded solutions that bridge autonomy and hardware in demanding environments. You will define task scheduling, build test infrastructure, and contribute to safety mechanisms, while collaborating with autonomy, electrical, mechanical, and systems