Senior Embedded Systems Engineer — Lead (Bare-Metal to Linux)

Talentify; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health savings account

Telemedicine

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Legal insurance

401(k) savings plan

9/80 schedule

Vacation

Job summary

Leonardo DRS, Inc. in Melbourne, FL is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to own software subsystems from concept through deployment. You will architect, design, and implement solutions for Bare-Metal, RTOS, and Embedded Linux environments, while guiding junior engineers.

The role requires expertise in low-level drivers, hardware/software integration, and cross-functional collaboration with FPGA, hardware, and systems teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of embedded software development experience.
• Expert-level proficiency in C and C++.
• Strong Python development experience.
• Experience developing software in Bare-Metal, FreeRTOS, and/or Embedded Linux environments.
• Experience developing software for AMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC and/or MicroBlaze platforms.
• Experience using AMD Vitis IDE and associated debugging tools.
• Experience developing and debugging low-level device drivers including UART, SPI, I2C, DMA, GPIO, and Ethernet interfaces.
• Strong understanding of embedded software architecture and design principles.
• Experience with hardware/software integration and system-level debugging.
• Familiarity with GitLab, JIRA, Confluence, and software configuration management practices.
• Strong communication and technical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, integration, and verification of complex embedded software components and subsystems.
• Own software architecture and implementation decisions for assigned products and features.
• Develop software solutions for Bare-Metal, RTOS, and Embedded Linux environments.
• Design and implement low-level drivers, middleware, communication protocols, and application software.
• Lead software integration efforts involving processors, FPGA designs, sensors, imaging systems, and peripheral devices.
• Perform root-cause analysis and resolve complex software and system-level issues.
• Develop software requirements, architecture documents, design specifications, and verification procedures.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers in software design, implementation, and debugging techniques.
• Collaborate with systems, FPGA, hardware, verification, manufacturing, and program teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Support project planning activities including technical risk identification, effort estimation, and schedule development.
• Participate in customer demonstrations, technical reviews, and design reviews.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Embedded systems

Debugging

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer/ Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

AMD Vitis IDE

Debugging tools

Job description

Leonardo DRS, Inc. in Melbourne, FL is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to own software subsystems from concept through deployment. You will architect, design, and implement solutions for Bare-Metal, RTOS, and Embedded Linux environments, while guiding junior engineers.

The role requires expertise in low-level drivers, hardware/software integration, and cross-functional collaboration with FPGA, hardware, and systems teams.