Senior Embedded Systems Engineer & Tech Lead

Curtiss-Wright Corporation; East Farmingdale (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead design, development, and deployment of scalable software from concept through delivery. You will act as a technical expert and project lead across cross-functional teams to produce high-quality solutions.

You will mentor junior engineers, resolve complex issues, and help shape development standards and platform architecture in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE or related field.
• 6–10+ years of progressive software development experience.
• Proven success designing, developing, and deploying production-quality software.
• Deep expertise in programming languages, frameworks, and version control systems.
• Strong understanding of architecture, algorithms, data structures, and OO design.
• Experience in iterative or agile development environments.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex issues and deliver scalable solutions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in fast-paced development environments.
• Commitment to mentoring, knowledge sharing, and fostering a collaborative engineering culture.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, develop, and test complex software systems or applications while leading full lifecycle activities such as architecture, coding, debugging, integration, and validation (35%).
• Identify, diagnose, and resolve complex software issues across new and legacy platforms, including customer-reported problems and enhancement requests (20%).
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, hardware, support, and product teams to evaluate requirements, align deliverables, and ensure successful software releases (20%).
• Implement robust coding practices, conduct code reviews, maintain documentation, and contribute to continuous improvement of development standards, processes, and platform architecture (15()).
• Mentor junior developers, support cross-functional initiatives, and contribute to a high-performing, collaborative software engineering culture (10%).

Skills

Programming languages

Frameworks

Version control

Software architecture

Algorithms & data structures

Agile

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

Job description

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead design, development, and deployment of scalable software from concept through delivery. You will act as a technical expert and project lead across cross-functional teams to produce high-quality solutions.

You will mentor junior engineers, resolve complex issues, and help shape development standards and platform architecture in an agile environment.