Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Stack-Av; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Stack AV in Pittsburgh develops autonomous vehicle firmware, and the Staff Embedded Software Engineer will lead design, development, and validation of safety-critical firmware that interfaces with sensors and compute modules in real-time.

You will mentor a small team, ensure safety-compliant software, and drive production readiness from prototype to field deployment, leveraging HAL/BSP skills and CAN/Ethernet expertise.

Qualifications

• Expert in C++ for embedded safety-critical systems.
• Strong understanding of RTOS concepts (e.g. FreeRTOS, SafeRTOS).
• Experience with safety-critical standards such as ISO 26262, DO-178C, IEC 61508, IEC 62304.
• Provide technical leadership in a small team.
• Hardware abstraction layer (HAL) and BSP development.
• Multithreaded and real-time software design.
• Good understanding of CAN and Ethernet communication protocols, automotive context.
• Has taken at least one product through to production, with paying customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software architectures for scalable, real-time embedded systems.
• Mentor and guide team members through technical leadership and code reviews.
• Ensure safety-critical software compliance with robust fault handling.
• Coordinate tasks within the team to meet on-time delivery.
• Support vehicle testing and field deployments, diagnosing embedded software issues.

Skills

C++ embedded

RTOS concepts

Technical leadership

CAN & Ethernet

Production experience

Tools

HAL development

BSP development

Job description

Stack is developing revolutionary AI and advanced autonomous systems designed to enhance safety, reliability, and efficiency of modern operations. Stack's autonomous technology incorporates cutting-edge advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning, and cloud technologies, empowering us to create innovative solutions that address the needs and challenges of the dynamic trucking transportation industry. With decades of experience creating and deploying real world systems for demanding environments, the Stack team is dedicated to developing an autonomous solution ecosystem tailored to the trucking industry's unique demands.

About the Role

The firmware team is responsible for developing and maintaining the embedded software that bridges hardware and high-level applications in the Stack AV autonomous vehicle system. Our work ensures that sensors, actuators, and compute platforms operate reliably, and in real-time, forming the foundation of safe and intelligent trucking.

As a Staff Embedded Software Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and validation of software for our safety-critical embedded platform. You will architect firmware that interfaces directly with sensors, compute modules and the base vehicle, ensuring deterministic and safe behavior.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software architectures - develop scalable, modular, and real-time embedded systems for our autonomous vehicle platform.
• Mentor and guide team members - provide technical leadership, conduct code reviews, and lead by example.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards - apply safety guidelines to build safety-critical software with robust fault handling.
• Coordinate tasks amongst team members to achieve on time delivery.
• Support vehicle testing and field deployments - diagnose and resolve embedded software issues in real-world scenarios.

Qualifications

• Expert in C++ for embedded systems development for safety critical systems.
• Strong understanding of RTOS concepts / programming (e.g. FreeRTOS, SafeRTOS).
• Experience with safety-critical standards such as ISO 26262, DO-178C, IEC 61508, IEC 62304 or similar.
• Provide technical leadership in a small team.
• Hardware abstraction layer (HAL) and BSP development.
• Multithreaded and real-time software design.
• Good understanding of CAN and ethernet communication protocols, ideally in an automotive context.
• Has taken at least one product through to production, including maintaining the product with paying customers.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We believe that diverse teams produce the best ideas and outcomes. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion, entrepreneurship, and innovation across gender, race, age, sexual orientation, religion, disability, and identity.

Please Note: Pursuant to its business activities and use of technology, Stack AV complies with all applicable U.S. national security laws, regulations, and administrative requirements, which can restrict Stack AV’s ability to employ certain persons in certain positions pursuant to a range of national security-related requirements. As such, this position may be contingent upon Stack AV verifying a candidate’s residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status. This position may also involve working with software and technologies subject to U.S. export control regulations. Under these regulations, it may be necessary for Stack AV to obtain a U.S. government export license prior to releasing its technologies to certain persons. If Stack AV determines that a candidate’s residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status will require a license, prohibit the candidate from working in this position, or otherwise be subject to national security-related restrictions, Stack AV expressly reserves the right to either consider the candidate for a different position that is not subject to such restrictions, on whatever terms and conditions Stack AV shall establish in its sole discretion, or, in the alternative, decline to move forward with the candidate’s application.