Space-Grade Embedded Software Engineer II

SEAKR Engineering, Inc.; Centennial, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

SEAKR Engineering, Inc. is seeking a junior to mid-level Embedded Software Engineer to design and develop embedded software in C/C++ for space applications.

The role emphasizes learning under senior staff and contributing to critical projects in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include implementing state machines, OS concepts, and networking basics while maintaining a strong focus on code quality, documentation, and autonomous problem solving.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of professional embedded software development experience.
• Solid understanding of kernel vs user space, task scheduling, memory management, and synchronization primitives.
• Proficiency in Python and C/C++, including object-oriented principles, with exposure to networking concepts (TCP/IP, MAC).
• Experience learning from specifications and adapting to new protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded software using C/C++ in constrained environments.
• Implement state machines and handle asynchronous events (interrupts, signals).
• Work with OS concepts including process scheduling, resource sharing, and synchronization.
• Integrate networking capabilities into embedded devices (basic IP/MAC layer knowledge).

Skills

Python

C/C++

OS concepts

Networking basics

Autonomy

Documentation

Tools

Containerized Linux

Yocto

Kernel driver development

Job description

SEAKR Engineering, Inc. is seeking a junior to mid-level Embedded Software Engineer to design and develop embedded software in C/C++ for space applications.

The role emphasizes learning under senior staff and contributing to critical projects in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include implementing state machines, OS concepts, and networking basics while maintaining a strong focus on code quality, documentation, and autonomous problem solving.