Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Power & Energy Systems

Gravity IT Resources; Sterling (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Gravity IT Resources is seeking a Sr. Embedded Software Engineer to design and implement firmware for advanced energy and power electronics applications.

You will work on precision, reliability, and scalable solutions across real-time control and metrology domains. In this role you’ll collaborate with hardware engineers, optimize DSP/FPGA based code, and ensure robust interfaces with ADCs, DACs, and industrial buses.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of embedded software development for control, measurement, or energy systems.
• Strong command of embedded C/C++, bare‑metal and RTOS programming.
• Experience with digital signal processing and energy algorithms.
• Hands‑on experience with ARM-based MCUs, TI DSPs, and FPGA.
• Deep understanding of industrial communication protocols and buses.
• Proficiency in debugging and hardware/software integration.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement firmware for embedded systems used in power monitoring, switching control, and energy computation.
• Develop and optimize signal processing algorithms for real-time performance.
• Work with microcontrollers and processors including TI DSPs, ARM Cortex‑M/R/A MCUs, and FPGA platforms.
• Interface with high-resolution ADCs and analog front ends to acquire voltage and current signals.
• Implement industrial communication protocols such as RS-485, Modbus RTU/TCP, CAN, Ethernet (UDP/TCP/IP), MQTT, SNMP, and custom lightweight protocols.
• Ensure synchronization and time‑alignment across multiple acquisition and control nodes.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers for end‑to‑end integration and testing.
• Analyze system behavior and optimize firmware performance using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and in‑circuit debuggers.
• Document system interfaces, data structures, and integration points clearly and professionally.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Bare-metal RTOS

Digital signal processing

ARM Cortex‑M MCUs

FPGA

Industrial protocols

Debugging hardware/software

Tools

TI DSPs

Oscilloscopes

Logic Analyzers

In‑Circuit Debuggers

HDL/FPGA toolchains

Job description

Gravity IT Resources is seeking a Sr. Embedded Software Engineer to design and implement firmware for advanced energy and power electronics applications.

You will work on precision, reliability, and scalable solutions across real-time control and metrology domains. In this role you’ll collaborate with hardware engineers, optimize DSP/FPGA based code, and ensure robust interfaces with ADCs, DACs, and industrial buses.