Senior Embedded Software Engineer for Space & Avionics

Woven; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 133,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health, dental, vision insurance

HSA/FSA

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design, integrate, and validate embedded software for satellites, UAVs, and space-grade platforms. You will develop firmware, optimize performance, and tackle hardware-software integration challenges from concept through production, collaborating with software, electrical, systems, and test teams.

You will contribute to code reviews, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives, while ensuring compliance with engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related field with 5–8 years of related experience, or Master's with 3–6 years, or PhD with 0–3 years in embedded software development.
• Strong knowledge of embedded software principles, firmware development, SDLC, and system architectures.
• Experience with C/C++, Python, version control, debugging tools, and embedded IDEs.
• Knowledge of RTOS, microcontrollers, hardware interfaces, communication protocols, and peripheral integration.
• Understanding of software verification, testing, documentation, coding standards, and CI practices.
• Knowledge of hardware integration, software optimization, defect tracking, embedded debugging techniques, and system-level troubleshooting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Embedded software development tools, e.g. C, C++, Python, Git, Visual Studio, Eclipse, JTAG debuggers, or equivalent applications.
• Engineering documentation, project management, and collaboration tools, e.g. Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or equivalent applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software, firmware, device drivers, middleware, and real-time software applications supporting product development.
• Conduct software implementation, debugging, code integration, unit testing, software optimization, and feature development activities.
• Evaluate software requirements, interface specifications, architecture documentation, source code, and design documentation to support implementation.
• Develop and conduct software verification, validation, debugging, integration, and troubleshooting activities.
• Analyze software test results, hardware interfaces, system behavior, performance data, and engineering observations to resolve technical issues.
• Recommend software updates, defect fixes, engineering changes, and corrective actions to improve software reliability, maintainability, and performance.
• Collaborate with software, electrical, systems, hardware, quality, and test engineering teams throughout software development and integration.
• Prepare software documentation, test procedures, technical reports, engineering change documentation, software release documentation, and interface documentation.
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, technical investigations, hardware integration, customer support activities, and software release initiatives.
• Evaluate embedded software engineering methods, development practices, coding standards, software architectures, and development processes to identify improvement opportunities.
• Validate compliance with engineering standards, company procedures, customer requirements, and software development best practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen software quality, reliability, maintainability, engineering efficiency, and product performance.

Skills

Embedded software

C/C++

Python

RTOS

Microcontrollers

Debugging tools

Git

Visual Studio

Eclipse

JTAG debuggers

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

CI practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related field

Master's degree

PhD (optional)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Visual Studio

Eclipse

Git

JTAG debuggers

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design, integrate, and validate embedded software for satellites, UAVs, and space-grade platforms. You will develop firmware, optimize performance, and tackle hardware-software integration challenges from concept through production, collaborating with software, electrical, systems, and test teams.

You will contribute to code reviews, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives, while ensuring compliance with engineering