Senior Software Engineer

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Join our team in Rockford, IL as a Senior Software Engineer and help develop the embedded software behind advanced aerospace electric power systems. You'll collaborate with talented engineers to build, verify, and certify real-time embedded software in C, working across the full software development lifecycle and contributing to mission-critical technology that keeps aircraft operating safely and reliably.

• Develop embedded software for aerospace electric power systems.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from planning through certification.
• Design, implement, verify, and validate real-time embedded software in
  
  C.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and remote engineering teams to deliver high-quality software.
• Support software certification activities in compliance with aerospace standards.
• Design, develop, and maintain embedded C software for electric power system controls.
• Perform software planning, architecture, implementation, testing, and verification.
• Develop software in accordance with DO-178C (Levels A–C) and other applicable aerospace standards.
• Create and maintain software documentation, requirements, and verification artifacts.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and integrate software with embedded hardware.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and technical discussions.
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, verification, and certification engineers to ensure successful project delivery.

• 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.
• Experience with the full embedded software development lifecycle, including requirements decomposition, design, implementation, verification, and certification.
• Strong knowledge of embedded software architecture and C programming.
• Hands‑on experience with embedded lab testing using oscilloscopes, in‑circuit emulators, and target debuggers.

• Experience developing and verifying embedded software in compliance with DO-178 or similar industry standards.
• Proficient in Assembly, Python, and Tcl/Tk programming languages.
• Familiar with Model-Based Development (MBD) using MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with real-time embedded operating systems (RTOS) and low-level platform integration, including BSPs, device drivers, and I/O.
• Knowledge of Built-In Test (BIT) development, module self-test, and system protection.
• Experience with configuration and requirements management tools, including IBM Rational Synergy, Change, DOORS, and DXL.
• Strong understanding of ARINC 429, ARINC 629, ARINC 664, CAN, and Ethernet communication protocols.
• Experience with Texas Instruments TMS
  320F2812 DSPs and Freescale PowerPC microcontrollers.
• Knowledge of generator control systems, embedded control applications, and hardware/software integration.
• Experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers.
• Understanding of software quality assurance and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, and written/verbal communication skills.

• 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 contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
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