Embedded Software Engineer II

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  Direct Placement
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  Direct Placeme

Job Title: Embedded Software Engineer II

Location: on-Site, Melbourne, FL

Employment Type: Direct

Schedule:9x80

The Embedded Software Engineer II supports the design, development, integration, verification, and maintenance of embedded software solutions for advanced embedded systems. The successful candidate will contribute to software development across bare-metal, RTOS, and embedded Linux environments while collaborating closely with systems, hardware, FPGA, and verification teams throughout the product lifecycle.
This role requires strong technical proficiency in embedded software development, hardware/software integration, debugging, and system-level problem solving.

• Design, develop, integrate, test, and maintain embedded software applications and device drivers.
• Develop software for embedded processor platforms including AMD/Xilinx Zynq Ultra Scale+ MPSoC and Micro Blaze architectures.
• Implement and debug low-level software interfaces including UART, I2C, SPI, GPIO, and other peripheral interfaces.
• Support software integration activities across hardware, FPGA, and system-level components.
• Perform software verification, debugging, root-cause analysis, and issue resolution in laboratory and target hardware environments.
• Participate in board bring-up, hardware/software integration, and system validation activities.
• Develop and execute unit tests, integration tests, and software verification procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure technical, schedule, and quality objectives are achieved.
• Contribute to technical documentation, software design reviews, code reviews, and process improvement initiatives.
• Utilize software development tools and configuration management systems to maintain high-quality software deliverables.

• Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability
• Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries
• People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work
• Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates

This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.

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• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, software engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Minimum 2 years of professional experience in embedded software development

• Equivalent combination of education/training and experience is acceptable
• Strong programming skills in C, C++, and Python with demonstrated proficiency in modern C++ development
• Experience developing embedded software in one or more of the following environments:
  
  Bare-Metal Systems,FreeRTOS, or Embedded Linux
• Experience developing, integrating, and debugging low-level device drivers and communication interfaces including UART, I2C, and SPI
• Familiarity with software development and collaboration tools such as…