Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Location:

Goleta, CA, US, 93117

Job

Leonardo DRS Land Systems is seeking a full‑time Senior Embedded Software Engineer. This position is based out of our Goleta, CA facility and offers an in‑person or hybrid schedule. The Senior Software Engineer will provide technical and analytical work to develop, design, and support software solutions across multiple U.S. defense industries. Duties include participating in software design activities, developing code based on the architecture and technical design, creating and performing unit tests, enhancing the software development process, and playing an active role in test case planning for components and functions developed by the project team.

The selected candidate will work with other engineering disciplines and use their software development expertise to create robust technical solutions across multiple technology areas.

• Complete a technical project independently and lead other engineers
• Review customer specifications and requirements, and develop designs to best support them
• Design and write embedded software code
• Develop, document and support testing of products, systems or subsystems
• Provide budget, cost and schedule input for design assignments
• Document component and subsystem specifications
• Specify and evaluate supplier subsystems and services
• Apply fundamental knowledge of software engineering principles and core concepts (e.g., data structures, algorithms, computer architecture, operating systems, and databases) to create software solutions that meet project‑based needs
• Apply core computer science concepts in the development, testing, and documentation of software units
• Participate as a member of the testing team to plan and review test cases within software solution components
• Participate in code reviews with the systems engineers, software architects, and other technical staff
• Collaborate with internal and external customers to develop systems to meet required business specifications
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer as required
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
• Proven computer science fundamentals in algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
• 5+ years of industry experience delivering high‑quality, innovative applications and programming experience in one or more of the following: C, C++, C# and/or Java
• Practical experience working with embedded hardware
• Experience in object‑oriented design and development
• Experience following formal software development processes