Senior Embedded Software Engineer

About the role

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

The Skylark product line is focused on the rapid design, build, and test of cutting-edge active phased array antennas (AESA) for terrestrial and airborne applications. Current programs span high-power, large-scale ground terminals for missile defense to commercial airline and helicopter connectivity solutions.  

We are looking to add a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to our team. In this role you will develop, integrate, and validate embedded software supporting products and platforms. This role applies established software engineering principles to develop firmware solutions, optimize embedded software performance, and resolve complex software and hardware integration challenges from concept through verification and production.

Working cross-functionally with software, electrical, systems, hardware, quality, and test engineering teams, this role supports multidisciplinary engineering efforts, contributes to technical investigations, and promotes continuous improvement.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop embedded software, firmware, device drivers, middleware, and real-time software applications supporting product development.
• Conduct software implementation, debugging, code integration, unit testing, software optimization, and feature development activities.
• Evaluate software requirements, interface specifications, architecture documentation, source code, and design documentation to support implementation.
• Develop and conduct software verification, validation, debugging, integration, and troubleshooting activities.
• Analyze software test results, hardware interfaces, system behavior, performance data, and engineering observations to resolve technical issues.
• Recommend software updates, defect fixes, engineering changes, and corrective actions to improve software reliability, maintainability, and performance.
• Collaborate with software, electrical, systems, hardware, quality, and test engineering teams throughout software development and integration.
• Prepare software documentation, test procedures, technical reports, engineering change documentation, software release documentation, and interface documentation.
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, technical investigations, hardware integration, customer support activities, and software release initiatives.
• Evaluate embedded software engineering methods, development practices, coding standards, software architectures, and development processes to identify improvement opportunities.
• Validate compliance with engineering standards, company procedures, customer requirements, and software development best practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen software quality, reliability, maintainability, engineering efficiency, and product performance.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related technical field with 5–8 years of related experience, or Master's degree with 3–6 years of related experience, or PhD with 0–3 years of related experience in embedded software development, firmware development, real-time systems, hardware-software integration, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong knowledge of embedded software principles, firmware development, SDLC, and system architectures.
• Experience with C/C++, Python, version control, debugging tools, and embedded IDEs.
• Knowledge of RTOS, microcontrollers, hardware interfaces, communication protocols, and peripheral integration.
• Understanding of software verification, testing, documentation, coding standards, configuration management, and CI practices.
• Knowledge of hardware integration, software optimization, defect tracking, embedded debugging techniques, and system-level troubleshooting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Embedded software development tools, e.g. C, C++, Python, Git, Visual Studio, Eclipse, JTAG debuggers, or equivalent applications.
• Engineering documentation, project management, and collaboration tools, e.g. Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or equivalent applications.

CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.  Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.  

CesiumAstro is an Equal Opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Please note: CesiumAstro does not accept unsolicited resumes from contract agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited resumes submitted to our website or to CesiumAstro team members will be considered property of CesiumAstro, and we will not be obligated to pay any referral fees.