Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

We are seeking a full-time Senior Embedded Software Engineer in our Salem, OR location. In this role, you will provide technical leadership and project planning for software development for Garmin Avionics products as an individual contributor. Essential functions include serving in a leadership capacity for software development in Embedded C language or other selected languages for new products and/or applications. You may also serve as a Lead Software Engineer for complex software development project designs and/or reviews architected modules and software systems supporting new technology or improving capability/performance of existing functionality. Decompose functional requirements into well-defined tasks, research fundamental problems and implement algorithm solutions that are appropriate, offer peer technical assessments in areas of expertise, new technologies and software designs, assist design engineering as needed with component datasheet review and schematic design review, participate in project leadership and/or program planning including providing technical input to product development plans and concept documents, make substantial contributions toward determination of project goal/objective feasibility and apply good judgment in setting schedules/risk taking, mentor and provide guidance to less experienced Software Engineers (1 & 2), contribute to advanced technical research on new technologies, offer process improvement suggestions and author new procedures as appropriate, provide reliable solutions to a wide range of difficult problems using sound problem solving techniques.

Basic qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Math, Physics or related field and a minimum of 5 years relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule), mastered proficiency in writing software in C language and relevant experience and/or training in data structures or object-oriented design methodology, demonstrated proficiency with designing well architectured software systems and modules that support new technology or improve capability/performance of existing functionality, demonstrated competence with researching fundamental problems and implementing appropriate algorithmic solutions, demonstrated ability to serve as a lead software engineer for a complex software project, ability to decompose functional requirements into well-defined tasks while balancing quality, quantity, and complexity in work output, demonstrated capability to offer peer technical assessments in areas of expertise, new technologies and software designs, demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, must be positive, detail oriented, organized, team oriented and a driven problem solver, multi-tasker, and self-starter with the ability to prioritize and lead in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment.