Staff Software Engineer, Architecture & Systems Integration

Digital Dynamics, Inc.; Scotts Valley (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Bonus program eligibility

401(k) match

Health and wellness benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Digital Dynamics, Inc. seeks a seasoned engineering leader to drive the technical design and architecture of major software subsystems for mission-critical industrial equipment.

You will collaborate across teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance while mentoring other engineers and advancing safety-focused practices. Strong expertise in Xilinx Zynq, C/C++, and EtherCAT is required.

Qualifications

• Requires 8+ years of embedded/firmware experience with system-level architecture for safety-relevant products.
• Expertise in Xilinx Zynq, C/C++, and EtherCAT.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and architecture of major software subsystems for mission-critical equipment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Mentor other engineers and guide junior teammates.

Skills

Embedded software

Firmware architecture

RTOS

System integration

Functional safety

Secure boot

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Bare-metal development

Hardware-in-the-loop testing

Xilinx Zynq

EtherCAT

Embedded Linux

Job description

Lead the technical design and architecture of major software subsystems for mission-critical industrial equipment. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance while mentoring other engineers.

Requirements: Requires 8+ years of embedded/firmware experience with a focus on system-level architecture for safety-relevant products. Expertise in Xilinx Zynq, C/C++, and industrial fieldbuses like EtherCAT is essential.

Key Skills:

• Embedded Software Development
• Firmware Architecture
• C++
• C
• Xilinx Zynq
• ARM+FPGA SoC
• Embedded Linux
• EtherCAT
• Functional Safety
• Bare-metal Development
• CI/CD
• Git
• Hardware-in-the-loop Testing
• Secure Boot
• Real-time Operating Systems
• System Integration

Benefits:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Bonus program eligibility
• 401(k) match
• Health and wellness benefits
• Paid time off