Senior Embedded XR Systems Architect

Elbit Systems of America; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 schedule

401(k) program

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Life Insurance

Job summary

Elbit America seeks an accomplished Embedded Software SME with expertise in Extended Reality (XR) and advanced visual systems to advance the next generation of Warfighter-borne visual platforms. You will drive architecture, development, and integration of embedded software for immersive XR for mission-focused applications.

This role sits at the intersection of real‑time embedded systems, computer vision, sensor fusion, and XR display technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer/ electrical engineering, computer science or related field.
• 10+ years of embedded software experience in high-performance or real-time systems.
• Proficiency with C/C++, embedded Linux/RTOS and hardware-centric development workflows.
• XR technologies experience with AR/VR/MR headsets, optical systems, or visual-inertial tracking.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of embedded software for XR and visual system platforms, including AR/VR/MR displays, sensor pipelines, and real-time rendering.
• Serve as technical authority for embedded architecture and low-level system integration across hardware, firmware and application layers.
• Develop system requirements, interface definitions, and design documentation for scalable, high-performance, reliable mission-critical systems.
• Integrate embedded XR software with optical systems, imaging sensors, IMUs, tracking systems and displays.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across electrical, mechanical, optical, and systems engineering to deliver cohesive visual solutions.
• Drive technology maturation, evaluate emerging XR technologies, and guide R&D investments.
• Mentor engineering teams and contribute to best practices and development standards.
• Support prototype builds, system demos and field evaluations.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded Linux/RTOS

Real-time systems

XR technologies

Graphics pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in a related field

Tools

Unity

Unreal Engine

OpenXR

Vulkan

Job description

Elbit America seeks an accomplished Embedded Software SME with expertise in Extended Reality (XR) and advanced visual systems to advance the next generation of Warfighter-borne visual platforms. You will drive architecture, development, and integration of embedded software for immersive XR for mission-focused applications.

This role sits at the intersection of real‑time embedded systems, computer vision, sensor fusion, and XR display technologies.