Embedded Software Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Title : Embedded Firmware Engineer
Location : Seattle, WA
Hire Type : Direct Hire

• Must have Professional C programming experience (Required)
• Must have Embedded firmware development experience
• Must have Java experience (used for decoding compressed data and supporting software tools)
• Experience debugging at the hardware/software interface
• Ability to read hardware schematics and component datasheets
• Must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Highly Preferred

• Bare-metal embedded development experience
• ARM microcontroller experience
• GNU toolchains
• Serial communication protocols (UART, SPI, I²C)
• Embedded software testing and verification

Overview:

Join a small, highly collaborative engineering team developing fully autonomous robotic vehicles that operate in the world's oceans to support environmental and climate research. This is a unique opportunity to develop firmware for sophisticated autonomous systems where software reliability, efficiency, and precision are critical.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy working close to the hardware and solving challenging low-level programming problems rather than developing desktop or web applications.

Job Duties:

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware in C
• Develop software for ARM-based embedded controllers
• Implement efficient data compression algorithms used by autonomous ocean robotics
• Support Java-based software used to decode and process collected data
• Integrate firmware with sensors, electronics, and embedded hardware
• Debug complex hardware/software interactions
• Develop unit tests and verification procedures
• Collaborate closely with electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers throughout the product lifecycle

Relocation Assistance Available

Please Note: Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates relocating within the U.S. This position is not eligible for candidates requiring current or future visa sponsorship or visa transfers.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.