Embedded Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop flight software for next-generation avionics and flight computer systems.
• Design, implement, integrate, and debug real-time embedded software across the hardware/software boundary.
• Translate system and hardware requirements into robust, maintainable, testable software architecture and implementations.
• Develop fault handling, verification, configuration management, unit tests, integration tests, automated regression tests, and hardware-in-the-loop testing for mission-critical aerospace software.
• Collaborate with Avionics, GNC, Propulsion, Test, Ground Software, and QA engineers to resolve system-level problems.
• Establish embedded software architecture, development processes, tools, and engineering practices.
• Own projects from concept through implementation, integration, and flight readiness.
• Help define system interfaces and diagnose issues involving hardware, firmware, software, configuration, and integration.
• Mentor engineers and potentially lead the Embedded Software organization as the team grows.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience developing embedded systems for flight-related systems.
• Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related engineering discipline; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
• Strong proficiency in C and/or C++ for resource-constrained embedded systems.
• Experience developing software for microcontrollers, SoCs, or embedded CPUs and developing real-time embedded software with deterministic timing requirements.
• Understanding of interrupts, DMA peripherals, memory-mapped I/O, timers, watchdogs, serial communication, concurrency, synchronization, memory management, and resource constraints.
• Experience with safety- and reliability-critical software, fault detection and handling, redundancy or graceful degradation, health monitoring, startup/self-test behavior, and robust state-machine design.
• Experience with Weapons Open Systems Architecture and Modular Open Systems Approach.
• Experience writing unit and integration tests, creating tests from software requirements, using code coverage and objective verification measures, and diagnosing issues across the software/hardware boundary.
• Comfort with Git, code review workflows, static analysis, compiler diagnostics, automated regression testing, requirements traceability, issue tracking, defect analysis, peer reviews, and technical documentation.
• Ability to read schematics, datasheets, reference manuals, and hardware specifications and translate them into software requirements.
• Preferred experience includes modular weapons, missiles, avionics, FPGA interfaces, MIL-STD-1553, RS-422, RS-485, DO-178C, MIL-STD-882E, thrust vector control, IMUs, GPS chips, SpaceWire, Time-Triggered Ethernet, MIL/SIL/HIL environments, embedded debugging, automated test infrastructure, GitLab pipelines, Jira, and Confluence.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan, stock options, and medical benefits including dental and vision.
• Flex-Friday flexible schedule and unlimited PTO.
• Professional development opportunities.
• On-site work in Houston, Texas.
• Employment is subject to applicable U.S. export-control and ITAR eligibility requirements.