What are the responsibilities and job description for the Embedded Software Engineer position at Iridium?
What We’re Looking For :
Iridium is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer III to join our Mobile Product Software Engineering Team! As an Embedded Software Engineer, you will be responsible for enhancing and sustaining the source code used in our mobile products and associated engineering tools. In this role, you’ll gain valuable experience working on software for Iridium’s transceivers while contributing to the development of high-quality products for our customers. If you are passionate about creating reliable and robust products, committed to the long-term success of your work, and highly self reliant, you’ll thrive in this position.
What You’ll Do :
- Design and develop embedded software for microcontrollers ensuring high-quality, performance, and reliability
- Implement and optimize real-time operating systems, device drivers, and communication protocols
- Debug and troubleshoot reported firmware issues, ensuring timely resolution
- Reproduce, isolate and debug complex low-level problems that may span between hardware and software interfaces
- Integrate, build, and manage embedded software configuration
- Write and maintain unit, regression and pairwise test suites for mobile product software
- Create and maintain documentation, including software requirements, ICDs, test plans and procedures
- Review work products created by other team members
- Collaborate with software, hardware, and system development engineers
- Work cross functionally to instill a strong culture of product quality within the organization
What You’ll Need to Succeed :
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Work Environment :
This position primarily works in the company office or in a home office. The position is largely sedentary with the majority of the position sitting in a chair and working with a computer. The role uses basic office equipment including a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer.
Iridium is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a protected veteran. EOE of Minorities / Females / Vets / Disability and other protected categories.
