Position Overview

The Senior Software Engineer is a senior technical contributor responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting embedded and real-time software systems. This role focuses on architecture, protocol implementation, and high-reliability communication systems used in complex, hardware-integrated environments.

The position requires deep expertise in embedded software, real-time systems, and distributed communication, along with the ability to mentor junior and intermediate engineers.

Contract Length: Initial 6-month contract with potential extension

Key Responsibilities

• Own architectural decisions for real-time embedded communication systems
• Design and implement message routing, translation layers, and distributed messaging architectures
• Develop production-quality embedded software with a focus on reliability, determinism, and performance
• Implement and maintain hardware interface layers using C/C++
• Design real-time systems with deterministic timing requirements
• Integrate heterogeneous network types across hardware and software boundaries
• Author and maintain technical documentation including ICDs and configuration schemas
• Establish configuration standards across device families
• Lead hardware/software integration efforts with FPGA and systems teams
• Drive code quality standards for safety-critical embedded systems
• Support and mentor junior and intermediate engineers through reviews and guidance
• Contribute to system-level debugging, performance tuning, and continuous improvement initiatives

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred)
• 8+ years of professional software development experience
• Expert-level Rust experience in production embedded environments
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ for low-level and hardware interface development
• Experience designing distributed messaging architectures
• Experience with automotive and industrial communication protocols (CAN 2.0, J1939, CANopen)
• Proven experience developing real-time systems with deterministic timing requirements
• Demonstrated ability to bridge heterogeneous network types
• Experience authoring technical specifications and protocol documentation
• Track record of mentoring engineers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• FPGA development experience (VHDL/Verilog)
• Experience with time-sensitive networking (TSN) or deterministic Ethernet
• RTOS experience (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or QNX)
• Experience with UAV or drone systems including flight controllers or telemetry
• Protocol design and specification authorship experience
• Systems integration experience across hardware and software boundaries
• Ability to obtain a security clearance

Core Competencies

• Embedded and real-time software architecture
• Distributed systems and communication protocols
• Hardware/software integration
• Technical leadership and mentorship
• Analytical problem-solving and debugging
• High-reliability and safety-critical system design

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