Senior Real-Time Embedded Software Engineer

Draper; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Draper, a nonprofit R&D company headquartered in Cambridge, MA, seeks a Software Engineer (SMTS) to develop high-performance embedded software for resource-constrained targets across multiple domains including undersea, space, and hypersonics. The role involves full SDLC, design trade-offs, and mentoring teammates.

Ideal candidates have 5–10 years in software engineering, strong C/C++, and experience with real-time OS concepts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in full software development life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates requirements and proposes solutions.
• Designs algorithms and data structures for embedded targets.
• Develops and tests embedded software against requirements.
• Assesses performance and functionality of designs.
• Mentors junior engineers and documents procedures and results.

Skills

Embedded development

C/C++

Rust

Real-time systems

Debugging tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE

Tools

JTAG debuggers

In-circuit emulators

UML/SysML

Job description

Draper, a nonprofit R&D company headquartered in Cambridge, MA, seeks a Software Engineer (SMTS) to develop high-performance embedded software for resource-constrained targets across multiple domains including undersea, space, and hypersonics. The role involves full SDLC, design trade-offs, and mentoring teammates.

Ideal candidates have 5–10 years in software engineering, strong C/C++, and experience with real-time OS concepts.