Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Position Summary
Due to continued growth, our firm is seeking a talented Senior Embedded Software Engineer for a variety of disciplines, including embedded programming, software architecture design, software testing, motor control, and power electronics controls. The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will define and maintain department-wide software standards and processes, as well as provide technical guidance to junior engineers. He or she will play a critical role in developing our wide variety of products and provide vital sub-system design support for products related to thermal control and energy conversion.
Key Responsibilities
Software development: Develop software architectures, design and implement reliable, deterministic embedded software in C/C++
Software processes: Implement and maintain department-wide software development processes, pipelines, and configuration management strategies
Technical guidance: Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers
Software requirements: Develop clear requirements and ensure bidirectional traceability between system requirements, code, and test cases
Verification and testing: Design and execute functional and/or automated testing to demonstrate full compliance with software requirements
Hardware integration: Perform board bring-up, interface with sensors/actuators, communicate with common protocols (CAN, SPI, UART, etc.), and debug hardware/software
Configuration management: Maintain version control and configuration management baselines in alignment with appropriate standards
Required Qualifications
B.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science required with a minimum GPA of 3.3 – M.S. or PhD a plus
5-year minimum experience developing embedded software or controls, strong proficiency in embedded C/C++
Experience writing and following software and system requirements and requirements traceability
Proficiency in software debugging and using standard hardware debugging tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.)
United States Citizenship required due to US Government ITAR program restrictions
Preferred Qualifications
Experience developing and following DO-178 documentation and processes
Experience with TI C2000 or STM32 microcontroller family
Experience with additional programming languages (C#, Python, assembly, etc.) and GUI design
Understanding of digital control algorithms, digital filters and the general control of power electronics systems
Mainstream Engineering Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
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