Embedded Software Engineer - Flight Controls | Sensors & Systems

Beta Technologies • South Burlington, VT

67d • $90,000 - $140,000

About The Position

The Embedded Software Engineer for Airborne Software will apply their knowledge of RTCA DO-178C, best practices for real-time safety-critical embedded software development, and embedded C skill set to specify, architect, design, implement and integrate the embedded software for BETA's airborne systems. The ideal candidate will have a broad knowledge of embedded software development, from bare-metal board bring-up and understanding of microcontroller timing and execution characteristics to high-level software specification and design methods and techniques. The embedded software engineer is responsible for developing robust and reliable software to achieve the highest level of safety-criticality in the industry.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related degree from an accredited university
• Minimum 3 years experience in real-time embedded software development
• Requirements for engineering and software architecture/design experience
• Proficiency with the C programming language
• Knowledge of Texas Instruments Hercules and/or STM ARM microcontrollers, or equivalent
• Comfortable reading electrical schematics, technical documentation, reference manuals, and datasheets
• Experience with electronics lab equipment such as programmable power supplies, signal generators, oscilloscopes, and bus analyzers
• Knowledge and awareness of the activities and outputs required for DO-178C compliance
• Good team communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and as a member of an integrated team
• Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they don't meet all minimum qualifications

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the Texas Instruments TMS570 ARM microcontroller
• Experience with the Lauterbach TRACE32 debug/instruction trace system
• Experience with GNU GCC ARM embedded toolchain and Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio
• Experience with the Polarion ALM life cycle data management system
• Experience with embedded software for electric motor control, battery management systems, and/or flight control systems
• Knowledge of and experience with communications interfaces and devices such as SPI, I2C, CAN, ARINC 429, Analog-to-Digital Converters, Direct Memory Access controllers, and temperature, voltage, and current sensors
• Familiarity with RTCA DO-330 tool qualification objectives, activities, and outputs
• Familiarity with RTCA DO-331 model-based development objectives, activities, and outputs

Responsibilities

• Analyze system requirements allocated to software for correctness, feasibility, and appropriateness from an embedded software perspective
• Develop software high-level requirements to specify the functionality and characteristics of airborne software
• Architect and design the embedded software, considering hardware constraints, design constraints, and available resources to satisfy the software high-level requirements, and specify software low-level requirements
• Develop embedded software in the C and Assembly programming languages for ARM microcontroller targets
• Integrate the software with other software and the target hardware
• Assess, measure, troubleshoot, and resolve issues with software execution and characteristics such as timing and performance
• Perform peer reviews of other team member's contributions to the software development project
• Inform the software verification team of the appropriate testing and analysis of the embedded

Benefits

• $90,000 - $140,000 a year
• Competitive pay based on skills, experience, and industry background
• Commitment to fair and equitable pay

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees