This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining embedded software for avionics, flight control, and aerospace systems. The ideal candidate will implement and optimize real-time software to ensure minimal latency, high reliability, and deterministic performance. They will collaborate with system engineers to translate control algorithms and system requirements into efficient embedded code and integrate software with hardware systems. Responsibilities also include rigorous testing to validate functionality and compliance with safety standards (DO-178C, DO-254), optimizing code for memory and performance, maintaining thorough documentation, and working cross-functionally with hardware and QA teams. The candidate must troubleshoot issues and keep updated with emerging technologies.
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The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (Master’s/PhD preferred), and a minimum of 12 years of experience in embedded software development, ideally within aerospace or safety-critical industries. Strong hands-on expertise in C and C++ for embedded systems is essential, along with a deep understanding of microcontroller architectures such as ARM and STM32, and low-level hardware interfacing.
Candidates should be able to work effectively under pressure in fast-paced, mission-critical environments, demonstrating ownership and a proactive mindset to drive solutions from concept through deployment.
