Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Santa Clara, California

My client builds, and operates a diverse range of small satellite systems supporting space-based turnkey missions for several business applications, including earth observation, communications, in-orbit demonstrations, risk reduction opportunities, in addition to various science and exploration applications.

Position Summary:

Design, write, test, document, debug, bring up, and deploy embedded software to microcontrollers and microprocessors for spacecraft subsystems.

Note: This position requires access to export-controlled commodities, technical data, technology, software, and services. U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 22 CFR §120.15 and 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3) is required.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with Electrical, RF, and Software engineers to implement new subsystems or design revisions of embedded computers that communicate with core flight software.
• Maintain and enhance existing embedded software.
• Write C and Python drivers for integrated circuits I2C, SPI, UART or other interfaces based on manufacture datasheets.
• Work in the lab to test and debug hardware, peripherals, and payloads.
• Create board support packages (BSP) for internal custom designs.
• Write interface control documents (ICD) or Application Programming interfaces (API) and core flight software drivers for the embedded systems.
• Gain a system level understanding of Astro Digital spacecrafts.
• Occasionally fill in for higher level software tasks.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Proficient in C or C programming. Comfort with Python.
• Experience with Embedded-C or RTOS: threads, interrupts, concurrency, HAL.
• Experience developing hardware drivers for SPI, UART, and I2C peripherals.
• Comfortable with command-line environments (Linux) and scripting.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance.
• Familiarity with network abstraction layers.
• Good written and verbal communications skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with building systems like Yocto, CMake, using device trees, linking libraries, etc.
• Experience with Zephyr RTOS or the MSP430 microcontroller
• Experience with Linux kernel module driver
• Familiarity with GNU Radio or Software Defined Radios (SDR)
• Xilinx Zynq/FPGA knowledge and software toolchain
• General hardware stills (reading schematics, probing with instrumentation, etc.)
• Experience with Nvidia Jetson devices
• Familiarity with HAM radio, RF Engineering or low-level protocol

Salary:

$120,000 - $180,000

Salaries dependant on level of experience.