Embedded Software Engineer

Job Description

This role focuses on the architecture, design, development, integration, verification, and sustainment of complex embedded software solutions for advanced electro-optical, infrared, imaging, display, and sensor-based systems. The Embedded Software Engineer acts as a technical leader, owning significant software subsystems from concept through deployment while guiding junior and mid-level engineers. The position supports mission-critical military and defense applications involving cameras, displays, embedded processors, real-time operating systems, and system-on-chip technologies. This is a hands-on role suited for an engineer with strong Embedded C/C++ skills, experience with FreeRTOS or Embedded Linux, and familiarity with AMD/Xilinx processing platforms who can lead development efforts in a highly technical environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, integration, testing, and sustainment of complex embedded software components and subsystems.
• Own software architecture, key design decisions, implementation strategies, and technical execution for assigned products, features, or subsystems.
• Develop embedded software for AMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, MicroBlaze, and other SoC-based processor platforms.
• Design and implement software for Bare Metal, FreeRTOS, and Embedded Linux/Ubuntu environments.
• Develop and debug low-level drivers, middleware, communication protocols, and application-level software.
• Integrate embedded software with FPGA, hardware, sensor, display, and imaging subsystems.
• Lead hardware/software integration activities, including board bring-up, system-level debugging, and root-cause analysis.
• Develop and troubleshoot communication interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, RS-232, GPIO, Ethernet, TCP/IP, and lwIP Ethernet stacks.
• Support camera, display, image processing, electro-optical/infrared, and sensor-based embedded systems.
• Create and maintain software requirements, architecture documentation, design specifications, verification plans, and test procedures.
• Conduct code reviews and provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior and mid-level embedded software engineers.
• Collaborate closely with systems, hardware, FPGA, verification, manufacturing, and program management teams to meet technical, schedule, and quality objectives.
• Support technical planning activities, including risk identification, effort estimation, and schedule development.
• Participate in technical reviews, design reviews, customer demonstrations, and cross-functional engineering discussions.
• Utilize development and collaboration tools such as GitLab, Jira, Confluence, AMD Vitis, Linux, and Ubuntu to support software development and team coordination.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of professional embedded software development experience.
• Strong hands-on programming experience in C and C++, with an emphasis on Embedded C++ development.
• Experience developing embedded software in one or more environments, including FreeRTOS, Embedded Linux, Ubuntu, and Bare Metal systems.
• Experience developing software for modern embedded processor or SoC platforms.
• Experience with AMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, MicroBlaze, or similar embedded processing architectures.
• Experience using AMD Vitis or similar embedded software development and debugging tools.
• Experience developing and debugging low-level drivers and hardware interfaces, including I2C, SPI, UART, RS-232, GPIO, and Ethernet.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking fundamentals and embedded communication protocols.
• Experience with hardware/software integration, board bring-up, system-level debugging, and lab-based troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with software development tools and processes, including GitLab, Jira, Confluence, and software configuration management.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and technical leadership skills.
• Ability to work fully onsite in Melbourne, FL.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience supporting electro-optical/infrared imaging systems, cameras, displays, video processing, or image processing applications.
• Experience with military, defense, aerospace, or other mission-critical embedded systems.
• Hands-on experience with FreeRTOS in production embedded environments.
• Experience with Ethernet stack development, including lwIP, TCP/IP, and embedded networking proto