Senior Software Engineer, Firmware

Position: Senior Software Engineer, Firmware
Astronics Subsidiary Location Description Join  the Astronics team as a Senior Software Engineer, Firmware!

As a Senior Software Engineer, Firmware you’ll design, develop, integrate, and maintain firmware and software for embedded Linux and microprocessor-based systems. You’ll work across the full product lifecycle—from requirements and design to development, board bring-up, testing, documentation, production support, and customer troubleshooting—while collaborating closely with hardware and software teams.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, detail-oriented, and team-oriented professional who can work autonomously, take ownership, and proactively solve problems. This role requires someone willing to roll up their sleeves and contribute wherever needed to ensure a successful program.

This is a hybrid role, where you will collaborate onsite with the team on Tuesdays and Thursdays in our Waukegan, IL office. During the first few months of hire, a larger onsite presence will be needed for training support and team integration.

What You’ll DoFormulate, architect, design, develop, document, integrate, test, and maintain software for embedded Linux targets (applications, drivers, kernel, hardware abstraction layer/APIs/services to provide to 3rd party developers, etc.) or other microprocessor targets using industry best practices and standard design frameworks as appropriate.

Analyze software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.

Customization, deployment, and maintenance of Linux BSP distributions or microprocessor firmware on different hardware platforms.

Interact with Linux kernel and integrate new device drivers.

Improve and maintain existing software components.

Implement, perform, and document software unit, design verification, and validation test of the developed products.

Review and provide input to and advice on hardware designs.

Assist with the hardware board, bring up and troubleshooting.

Consult with hardware engineers and other engineering staff to evaluate interface between hardware and software, and operational and performance requirements of overall system.

Provide pre-sales support and contribute to the creation of proposals.

Conduct code analysis, requirements analysis, and software reviews.

Coordinate the transfer to production and support factory manufacturing and customers in troubleshooting and root causing issues related to the firmware and/or programming software.

Responsible for implementing and complying with all ethical and legal compliance requirements.

Other duties & functions may be assigned to this position as needed.

What You’ll Bring BS in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering
10+ years’ of work experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, and/or Electrical Engineering related positions

Working knowledge of ISO/9001/14000/DO-178C and AS9100 processes is preferred

Extensive experience with microprocessor firmware and Linux kernel and device-driver development

Strong familiarity with different microprocessor firmware or Linux operating systems (Ubuntu, Yocto Poky, Debian, Alma for example), including BSP creation/support, and can configure and troubleshoot network, video, and other devices by installing, or possibly customizing kernel modules

Ability to write effective and reusable C/C++, Bash, or Python code as needed for firmware, APIs, services, custom test software, or firmware programming software development according to industry best practices

Strong familiarity with Configuration Management, Revision Control, Defect/Change Tracking systems and software such as Github, Subversion, and JIRA, plus an interest in using and contributing to these systems

Ability to write…