Embedded Software Engineer II

Embedded Software Engineer II

Specter Aerospace is seeking a Embedded Software Engineer to be a primary contributor to the development of firmware for custom vehicle avionics and ground support systems. This position will directly contribute to the full development stack required for interfacing custom microcontroller-based hardware with algorithms developed in higher level interfaces such as Python and MATLAB. You will be a part of a rapidly growing team and will have the opportunity to directly impact various ground support and flight systems.

• Work with electrical engineers to develop high-performance hardware interface drivers for custom flight sensing and control hardware.
• Collaborate with GNC to generate high-reliability implementations of flight algorithms.
• Develop microcontroller software leveraging a RTOS (QNX, VxWorks, FreeRTOS).
• Integrate new features and sensors into flight controller software.
• Take ownership of the development of HWIL/SWIL test fixtures.
• Support integration, test, and analysis of vehicle flight avionics.
• Interface with electrical, GNC, and mechanical teams to refine requirements and ensure complete system functionality and scalability.
• Take part in technical meetings, engage in technical discussions, and contribute perspectives.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or another related field.
• 1-3 years of experience in embedded/software engineering or master’s degree.
• Strong C programming skills.
• Experience with implementing low-level drivers and protocols such as CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, etc.
• Comfortable debugging systems through use of oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers.
• Familiarity with revision control systems.
• Comfortable with embedded systems tools, compilers, debuggers, IDEs, etc.
• Comfort with project autonomy and fast-paced work environments.
• Available for up to 10% travel for test activities.
• Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance (U.S. Citizenship required).

• Comfortable working in the TI and/or STM microcontroller environments and deploying OSs such as QNX, VxWorks, Yocto, or others.
• Direct experience in aircraft embedded software or other safety critical systems.
• Background in low-level embedded software architecture, design and development.
• Familiarity with other relevant programming languages such as Python, Rust, and C++.
• Familiarity with aerospace and military avionic design standards (IPC, MIL-SPEC, etc).
• Previous professional OR student team (FSAE, SEDS, AIAA, etc) project experience directly relevant to the requirements for this position.