Embedded Software Engineer

Senior Embedded Systems Engineer-Hybrid

We are hiring a Temporary (12 months) Senior Embedded Systems Engineer-hybrid in Des Moines, IA. This role is hybrid and based in Des Moines, IA; combining remote work with in-office collaboration. Leaders set schedules to align in-office days with onsite projects, collaboration needs with mandatory in-office days dependent on work.

What You'll Be Doing:

The Senior Embedded Systems Engineer is responsible for developing, testing, and maintaining embedded software and hardware solutions to support the manufacturing of our products and to analyze and evolve product designs to maintain production viability. The ideal candidate has strong experience with microcontrollers, real-time operating systems, low-level software, and hardware-software integration & debugging. This role collaborates closely with hardware engineers and product operations to deliver reliable integrated solutions.

· Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for microcontroller and processor-based systems as part of supporting manufacturing, field issue, and production ramp-up activities.

· Develop and debug firmware drivers for peripherals such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, GPIO, ADC, and timers as part of root cause of failure evaluations and end-of-life component replacements.

· Integrate embedded software with custom hardware designs.

· Work with RTOS environments & round-robin scheduler.

· Perform system bring-up, debugging, and root-cause analysis using tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and debuggers.

· Select and qualify electronic components based on performance, cost, availability, and lifecycle as part of supporting end-of life component replacement.

· Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and firmware engineers to define test system architecture and interfaces as part of supporting manufacturing, field issue, and production ramp-up activities.

· Create and maintain technical documentation, including design specifications, schematics, BOMs, test reports & work instructions as part of supporting manufacturing, field issue, and production ramp-up activities.

· All other duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring to the Table :

· Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

· 3+ years of experience developing embedded systems with hardware integration.

· Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded environments.

· Experience with ARM Cortex-M or similar microcontroller architecture.

· Solid understanding of embedded fundamentals: memory management, interrupts, timing, concurrency & threading.

· Knowledge of communication protocols such as USB, BLE, RS232.

· Experience debugging at the hardware/software boundary.

· Experience working with hardware design concepts (schematics, datasheets, board bring-up).

· Familiarity with version control systems (e.g. Git).

Preferred Qualifications:

· Experience developing real-time applications in C#.

· Experience with scheduling concepts & memory management.

· Experience with bootloaders, firmware updates.

· Knowledge of reliability-critical systems (automotive, medical).

· Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash) for test automation.

Why Work for Us?

Check out this list of a few of the many good reasons why we are a Top Workplace:

• Salary $115,000-$125,000+potential 5% annual bonus incentive + 401(k) + benefits.
• We are the nation's largest interlock provider, and our Mission is to help people live and drive responsibly.
• Mindr won the 2025 Top Workplace Award locally and nationally–and 2026 Best Place for Working Parents Award
• Growth Oriented- 7 years of over 10%+ growth annually. Doubled in employee size over the past 2-3 years.
• A comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, including:
• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Ongoing Professional Training
• And more

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Urbandale, IA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $80000.00 - $135000.00/yr. bonus, 401k, unlimited PTO

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Urbandale,IA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 13, 2026.