Senior Embedded Software Designer

Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain reliable, high-quality embedded software for both spacecraft and ground-based systems supporting a growing fleet of satellites Design and implement secure communications capabilities, including encryption, authentication, and key exchange for next-generation data links Build and maintain low-level software components including device drivers, kernel modules, hardware interfaces, and platform services Develop automated tests, validation tools, and technical documentation to support robust software delivery and long-term maintainability Participate in software architecture discussions, design reviews, and code reviews to ensure software quality and system reliability Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to define system requirements, debug complex issues, and evolve system architecture Identify performance gaps, reliability risks, and architectural shortcomings in existing systems, and drive improvements across the software stack Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers while contributing to engineering best practices and development standards Requirements 6+ years of experience developing embedded software for complex, high-reliability systems Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, debugging, testing, performance analysis, and maintainable code development Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems, including concurrency, interrupt handling, memory-mapped peripherals, and hardware communication interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN Experience developing software for embedded Linux and/or RTOS environments, including familiarity with build systems such as Yocto/OpenEmbedded and operating systems such as FreeRTOS Experience developing low-level embedded Linux components including kernel modules, device drivers, and device tree integrations Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks, validation tooling, or hardware/software integration test environments Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across software, hardware, and operations teams Proficiency with modern software development workflows and tools, including Git-based version control and code review practices #J-18808-Ljbffr