Senior Embedded Systems Engineer - Real-Time RTOS

Iridium Communications Inc; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Annual bonus

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Iridium Communications Inc. is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer III to join our Mobile Product Software Engineering Team in McLean, VA.

You will enhance and sustain firmware for our transceivers and related tools, focusing on reliable, high-quality embedded code that powers critical communication products. You’ll design, implement and optimize RTOS-based software, drivers and protocols, write tests, and collaborate across software, hardware and systems teams to deliver robust solutions for

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience developing embedded software, preferably for microcontrollers.
• 4+ years of experience developing software in C; solid understanding of ANSI C, data structures and memory management.
• Familiarity with asynchronous event driven paradigms.
• Proven experience in embedded systems design with preemptive, multitasking RTOS.
• Excellent knowledge of OSI model, networking protocols, interfaces, and hardware subsystems.
• Strong knowledge of UART, SPI, and I2C communications.
• Ability to read schematics and data sheets for components.
• Experience benchmarking algorithm performance on embedded systems.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded software for microcontrollers ensuring high quality, performance, and reliability.
• Implement and optimize real-time operating systems, device drivers, and communication protocols.
• Debug and troubleshoot firmware issues with timely resolution.
• Reproduce and debug low-level problems spanning hardware and software interfaces.
• Integrate, build, and manage embedded software configuration.
• Write and maintain unit, regression, and integration tests for mobile product software.
• Create and maintain documentation including requirements and test plans.
• Review work products of team members and collaborate across teams.

Skills

Embedded software

C programming

RTOS

Networking basics

UART/SPI/I2C

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical/computer engineering

Tools

Linux CLI

Git/SVN

Python

Job description

Iridium Communications Inc. is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer III to join our Mobile Product Software Engineering Team in McLean, VA.

You will enhance and sustain firmware for our transceivers and related tools, focusing on reliable, high-quality embedded code that powers critical communication products. You’ll design, implement and optimize RTOS-based software, drivers and protocols, write tests, and collaborate across software, hardware and systems teams to deliver robust solutions for