Senior Embedded Systems Engineer Real-Time Flight Software

Elroy Air; California (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Elroy Air is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to develop software for safety-critical avionics systems. This role demands expertise in embedded software development, particularly with C++ and RTOS environments.

The ideal candidate will have a solid background in debugging hardware/software integration and a passion for building systems that operate reliably in real-time. The position offers a competitive salary range of $180,000 - $280,000 a year.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional embedded software development, with production firmware shipped.
• Deep fluency in C and/or C++; Python for scripting and test tooling.
• Hands-on experience with at least one RTOS and bare-metal development.
• Comfort with schematics and debugging hardware/software integration at signal level.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded firmware for microcontrollers and SoCs.
• Driver development and hardware platform bring-up.
• Implement real-time control loops and sensor fusion pipelines.
• Debug hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG.

Skills

C++

Embedded software development

Python

Real-time operating systems (RTOS)

Debugging hardware/software integration

Communications protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet)

Job description

Elroy Air is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to develop software for safety-critical avionics systems. This role demands expertise in embedded software development, particularly with C++ and RTOS environments.

The ideal candidate will have a solid background in debugging hardware/software integration and a passion for building systems that operate reliably in real-time. The position offers a competitive salary range of $180,000 - $280,000 a year.