Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Foundation SW; Onsite

Date Posted:  Country:
United States of America

Location:

US-FL-MELBOURNE-313 ~ 1344 S Babcock St ~ BLDG 313 Position Role Type:
Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role. Security Clearance Type:
None/Not Required Security Clearance Status:
Not Required

Do you want to be part of an innovative, forward‑thinking, and highly motivated engineering team developing advanced avionics processing platforms?

The Advanced Processing Architectures organization delivers embedded processing solutions used across a wide range of safety‑critical commercial and military avionics systems. Our team is responsible for the development, verification, certification, and long‑term sustainment of advanced processing and graphics capabilities that support the highest standards of reliability and performance.

• Develop embedded platform software supporting processor control, power‑management flows, and ASIC state coordination
• Implement and integrate secure boot orchestration components, cryptographic validation routines, and platform trust enforcement
• Design, implement, and bring up low‑level drivers, HAL layers, diagnostics, and platform initialization software
• Work extensively in virtual development environments such as simulation, emulation, virtual platforms, and FPGA prototypes before hardware availability
• Work with and oversee subcontract suppliers responsible for custom boot loader and early‑boot software development
• Review, validate, and integrate supplier deliverables into the platform software stack
• Collaborate with operating system and board support package vendors to integrate and configure RTOS components
• Debug and root‑cause hardware/software interaction issues
• Work within pipelined build and test environments including automated build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and continuous testing frameworks
• Identify opportunities to optimize development workflows, improve efficiency, and introduce new tools or methods
• Document designs, contribute to coding standards, and support cross‑functional integration activities
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a positive, collaborative team dynamic

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position.
• The company will not seek an export authorization for this role
• Experience developing embedded software for complex SoCs or custom ASIC architectures.
• Experience in C/C++ and embedded systems design.
• Experience developing, verifying or certifying software in DO-178 B/C at high assurance levels or similar rigor.
• Experience performing board bring‑up, developing hardware abstraction layers, building diagnostics, and implementing low‑level driver software.
• Understanding of ASIC/SoC architectures including register maps, interrupts, reset logic, and hardware control interfaces.
• Experience developing or integrating software within RTOS environments.

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• Experience with secure boot flows, key validation mechanisms, and trusted platform initialization, applied in real embedded or safety‑critical environments
• Direct experience integrating board support package components
• Experience with RTOS or embedded Linux configurations, including Vx Works
• Experience with pipelined build and test development environments such as CI/CD or automated build/test pipelines

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement…