Senior Embedded Software Engineer

• Location 100 South Hamilton Road, Columbus, OH, 43213, United States
• Employee Type Full Time

Name:
Kristin Birdsall

Phone:

Priority Designs is a 30-year-old, employee‑owned product development company with a global span of clients. We're a team of 60+ with a flat company structure where egos are discouraged, and the ability to have fun and collaborate (often simultaneously) is required.

A Senior Embedded Software Engineer is responsible for designing, coding, testing, and deploying physical and digital software products. You will lead projects, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, mentor other engineers, and ensure quality software is delivered. Your role includes improving processes while staying updated on industry trends and best practices, like AI and SDLC. You will work on products like wearable devices with embedded electronics, medical devices that improve patient safety, and industrial control systems with modern embedded UIs.

Trust & Care: Encourages innovation within the team by encouraging creative solutions and adapting to evolving circumstances.

Ideas Not Egos: Collaborates with clients to gain a deep understanding of their goals and customizes services to meet their unique needs.

Embrace the Challenge: Continuously encourages innovation within the team, presents creative solutions, and remains flexible in response to changing situations.

• Lead and contribute to the software development of prototypes, initial development, and production‑ready products.
• Quickly adapt to new software languages or frameworks and has mastered 1 or more software languages.
• Architect the interactions between software modules and their APIs.
• Evaluate and document design goals and constraints at the feature level.
• Develop unit, integration, and system tests as needed.
• Lead same‑functional efforts and mentors team members.
• Communicate status and work to internal team and clients.
• Manages small projects or subset of a larger project in their area of expertise.
• Lead client meetings and presents the work of the team.
• Provide useful estimations of the feature and epic level.

With the variety of clients and projects at PD, the following expertise will enable a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to bring additional value to your day‑to‑day responsibilities.

• Experience with C, C++, QT Framework and / or QML.
• Designed and implemented using STM
  32, Nordic, ARM architecture, and Zephyr RTOS environments.
• Experience developing IoT and network‑connected devices over BLE, WiFi, Cellular, and / or Ethernet using protocols like MQTT, HTTP, and Matter.
• Knowledge of electronics and ability to spec electronics components and read and understand datasheets.
• Experience with sensors, actuators, and communication protocols.
• Basic circuit design experience and can read and understand schematics.
• Knowledge of Embedded Linux and kernel development.

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related work experience.
• 5-7 years of experience in Software Engineering or related field.

• Ability to sit/stand for extended periods of time.