Principal Embedded Software Engineer I

Overview

In this role you will design and implement software for embedded devices powering CesiumAstro products, spanning from concept to production. You will work on Linux-based SBCs and high-reliability microcontroller systems, collaborating with hardware and software teams to deliver an out-of-the-box hardware/software experience. You’ll contribute to roadmaps, designs, testing, and in-orbit support, shaping software across the stack. This is an hands-on, cross-functional role with a clear impact on mission-critical aerospace platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software for embedded devices from requirements to deployment
• Develop, test, debug, and document system software
• Review code and system designs
• Analyze code for efficiency, stability, and scalability
• Integrate and validate new product designs
• Support software quality assurance and optimize I/O performance
• Provide post-production/in-orbit customer support
• Interface with hardware design and development engineers
• Assess third-party and open-source software

Key requirements

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering
• 9+ years of software development experience
• Hands-on development and troubleshooting of embedded hardware
• API design for interfacing with FPGAs
• Experience with aerospace products
• C or C++ programming
• Embedded systems design with RTOS or real-time Linux desirable
• Familiarity with software configuration management and defect tracking tools
• Strong knowledge of real-time coding, IP protocols, interfaces, and hardware subsystems
• Strong multi-threaded programming and resource management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication

• collaborative
• excellent written and verbal communication
• problem-solving
• C/C++ programming
• embedded systems design
• preemptive multitasking RTOS / real-time Linux

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