C++ Software Engineer

Pelco Products Inc•Boise, ID

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Pelco Solutions is seeking an Embedded C++ Software Engineer whose primary strength is high-quality C++ software development for embedded and real-time systems. This role is intended for an engineer who can design, implement, review, debug, and maintain production-grade C++ firmware and embedded software. Hardware, electrical engineering, board bring-up, and manufacturing support experience are valuable, but the main hiring priority is strong C++ capability, sound software design judgment, and the ability to produce maintainable, testable code. The C++ software engineer will work on embedded product platforms that may include microcontrollers, RTOS-based firmware, Embedded Linux, Yocto-based images, device communication protocols, firmware update mechanisms, diagnostics, and cloud- or network-connected product features. The role requires close collaboration with firmware, hardware, manufacturing, quality, and product teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical embedded software experience.
Professional experience developing production embedded software in C++.
Strong understanding of modern C++ and practical embedded C++ constraints, including memory management, object lifetime, compile-time configuration, static allocation, embedded-safe abstractions, and performance tradeoffs.
Experience designing maintainable software architecture for embedded systems rather than only writing isolated low-level code.
Experience with microcontrollers, embedded processors, or resource-constrained computing platforms.
Experience with RTOS and/or bare-metal firmware concepts, including interrupts, timing, concurrency, and peripheral interaction.
Ability to debug complex firmware issues using source-level debugging, logs, hardware tools, and systematic root-cause analysis.
Experience using Git or similar version control systems and participating in structured code reviews.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document technical decisions and explain tradeoffs to cross-functional teams.
Object ownership, RAII, copy/move semantics, const-correctness, references vs. pointers, templates, virtual dispatch tradeoffs, and API design.
Embedded-safe use of the C++ standard library and understanding where dynamic allocation, exceptions, RTTI, threads, or heavy abstractions may be inappropriate.
Designing a protocol parser, state machine, driver abstraction, message queue, command handler, or hardware abstraction layer in a clean and testable way.
Finding bugs related to lifetime, buffer handling, integer conversion, race conditions, volatile/register access, interrupt interaction, or endian/packing issues.
Writing code that is readable, testable, robust, and maintainable over the life of a product

Nice To Haves

Experience with Yocto Project, Embedded Linux, BSP customization, kernel configuration, device trees, system d, U-Boot, or similar boot and platform technologies.
Experience with C++17 or later in embedded environments.
Experience with RTOS platforms such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ThreadX, VxWorks, QNX, or equivalent real-time operating systems.
Experience implementing or maintaining protocol stacks, device drivers, firmware update systems, bootloaders, telemetry systems, or secure communication layers.
Experience with networked or IoT devices, including TCP/IP, UDP, MQTT, TLS, certificate handling, provisioning, cloud connectivity, or AWS IoT-style device workflows.
Experience with CI/CD for embedded software, cross-compilers, CMake, Make, Ninja, Conan/vcpkg, static analysis, sanitizers, clang-tidy, unit testing, or hardware-in-the-loop testing.
Familiarity with cybersecurity practices for embedded products, including secure boot, signed firmware, encryption, authentication, secure storage, and vulnerability-aware design.
Familiarity with electronics lab tools, schematics, board bring-up, sensors, power systems, EMC/EMI concerns, and manufacturing test processes.
Experience in ISO 9001, regulated product development, safety-sensitive systems, or long-lifecycle industrial products.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, debug, and maintain embedded software primarily in modern C++ with appropriate use of C where required by platform constraints.
Build modular, maintainable firmware architecture, including drivers, services, state machines, communication layers, diagnostics, and application logic.
Apply strong C++ fundamentals, including object lifetime, RAII, templates where appropriate, const-correctness, memory ownership, error handling, concurrency, and compile-time/runtime tradeoffs.
Write code suitable for resource-constrained, real-time, and safety-sensitive embedded environments.
Participate in code reviews and help improve coding standards, architecture guidelines, and long-term maintainability.
Develop unit tests, integration tests, simulation/mocking layers, hardware-in-the-loop tests, and automated regression checks where practical.
Be available as required by customer demand to work additional time (overtime) throughout the year.
Perform other related duties as assigned by management.
Consistent, reliable attendance and punctuality at assigned work location.
Develop and maintain firmware for bare-metal and RTOS-based systems, including task scheduling, synchronization, timing, interrupts, queues, timers, and inter-task communication.
Work with Embedded Linux platforms, including Yocto-based builds, board support packages, kernel/user-space interfaces, device trees, and system services when applicable.
Integrate bootloaders, firmware update mechanisms, secure update flows, memory layout, and device provisioning workflows.
Troubleshoot real-time issues such as race conditions, timing jitter, deadlocks, memory corruption, watchdog resets, and resource exhaustion.
Implement, integrate, and debug embedded communication protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, USB, RS-485, Modbus-style protocols, and custom binary protocols.
Work with network protocols and connected-device features such as TCP/IP, UDP, MQTT or similar messaging patterns, TLS/security concepts, and device-to-cloud communication where applicable.
Support wireless or field communication modules such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular, or other industrial/IoT communication technologies as needed.
Design protocol parsers, framing, retry logic, checksums/CRC, message validation, telemetry, command handling, and robust error recovery.
Debug firmware using JTAG/SWD, GDB, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, logs, traces, and automated diagnostics.
Analyze field failures, RMA data, manufacturing issues, and customer-reported behavior to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
Collaborate with hardware engineers on board for bring-up and firmware-hardware integration, including GPIO, ADC/DAC, timers, interrupts, sensors, communication modules, and power states.
Support manufacturing test firmware, production diagnostics, calibration utilities, and test fixture support.
Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment.
Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, and company procedures, including the Pelco Solutions Handbook and SDS requirements.
Promote safety awareness and enforce all workplace safety rules and PPE requirements.