Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Systems

TalentHound; Byron (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TalentHound is seeking an experienced embedded firmware engineer to own the firmware on flight computers and avionics hardware. You will bring up new boards, write drivers, and develop real-time code within a senior, cross-disciplinary team.

You will collaborate with controls, power electronics and aeromechanical engineers, using C/C++, Python, RTOS, and hardware debugging to deliver production firmware for safety-critical systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in embedded development with production firmware shipped on real hardware.
• Strong C and/or C++, plus Python for scripting and testing.
• Experience with at least one RTOS and with bare-metal code.
• Comfort reading schematics and using bench tools to debug hardware.
• Experience with SPI, I2C, UART, CAN and Ethernet.
• High standards for code quality and testing.

Responsibilities

• Write embedded firmware for microcontrollers and SoCs, both bare-metal and on an RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr or similar).
• Bring up custom boards and write drivers for their peripherals.
• Build real-time control loops and sensor fusion code where timing matters.
• Debug hardware with scopes, logic analyzers, JTAG and schematics.
• Write C++ and Python tools for testing and automation.
• Build models of aircraft components for our cloud simulation system.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded development

RTOS

Hardware debugging

Driver development

Tools

JTAG

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Job description

The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, multi-tasker, and demonstrated team-player. You'll own the firmware on the client's flight computers and other safety-critical avionics hardware. That means bringing up new custom boards, writing drivers and building the real-time code that keeps the aircraft flying. You'll work every day with controls, systems, power electronics and aeromechanical engineers on a small, senior team.

What You'll Do

• Write embedded firmware for microcontrollers and SoCs, both bare-metal and on an RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr or similar)
• Bring up custom boards and write drivers for their peripherals
• Build real-time control loops and sensor fusion code where timing matters
• Debug hardware with scopes, logic analyzers, JTAG and schematics
• Write C++ and Python tools for testing and automation
• Build models of aircraft components for our cloud simulation system

What You Need

• 5+ years in embedded development, with production firmware shipped on real hardware
• Strong C and/or C++, plus Python for scripting and testing
• Experience with at least one RTOS and with bare-metal code
• Comfort reading schematics and using bench tools to debug hardware
• Experience with SPI, I2C, UART, CAN and Ethernet
• High standards for code quality and testing