Senior Embedded Systems Engineer — Real-Time, Safety-Critical

Digital Dynamics, Inc.; Scotts Valley (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Bonus program eligibility

401(k) match

Health and wellness benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Digital Dynamics, Inc. seeks a seasoned engineering leader to drive the technical design and architecture of major software subsystems for mission-critical industrial equipment.

You will collaborate across teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance while mentoring other engineers and advancing safety-focused practices. Strong expertise in Xilinx Zynq, C/C++, and EtherCAT is required.

Qualifications

• Requires 8+ years of embedded/firmware experience with system-level architecture for safety-relevant products.
• Expertise in Xilinx Zynq, C/C++, and EtherCAT.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and architecture of major software subsystems for mission-critical equipment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Mentor other engineers and guide junior teammates.

Skills

Embedded software

Firmware architecture

RTOS

System integration

Functional safety

Secure boot

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Bare-metal development

Hardware-in-the-loop testing

Xilinx Zynq

EtherCAT

Embedded Linux

Job description

Digital Dynamics, Inc. seeks a seasoned engineering leader to drive the technical design and architecture of major software subsystems for mission-critical industrial equipment.

You will collaborate across teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance while mentoring other engineers and advancing safety-focused practices. Strong expertise in Xilinx Zynq, C/C++, and EtherCAT is required.