Senior Embedded Software Engineer

CesiumAstro•Westminster, CO

16h

About The Position

CesiumAstro develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. The Skylark product line designs, builds, and tests active phased array antennas for terrestrial and airborne applications, including ground terminals and connectivity solutions for commercial aircraft and helicopters. The Senior Embedded Software Engineer develops, integrates, and validates embedded software supporting products and platforms. The role applies software engineering principles to firmware development, embedded software performance optimization, and complex software and hardware integration challenges from concept through verification and production. The engineer works cross-functionally with software, electrical, systems, hardware, quality, and test engineering teams, contributing to technical investigations and continuous improvement. Due to U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations, applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees, or refugees (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related technical field with 5–8 years of related experience; or a master's degree with 3–6 years of related experience; or a PhD with 0–3 years of related experience.
Related experience in embedded software development, firmware development, real-time systems, hardware-software integration, or a related technical discipline.
Strong knowledge of embedded software principles, firmware development, the software development life cycle (SDLC), and system architectures.
Experience with C/C++, Python, version control, debugging tools, and embedded IDEs.
Knowledge of RTOS, microcontrollers, hardware interfaces, communication protocols, and peripheral integration.
Understanding of software verification, testing, documentation, coding standards, configuration management, and continuous integration practices.
Knowledge of hardware integration, software optimization, defect tracking, embedded debugging techniques, and system-level troubleshooting.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Ability to use embedded software development tools such as C, C++, Python, Git, Visual Studio, Eclipse, JTAG debuggers, or equivalent applications.
Ability to use engineering documentation, project management, and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or equivalent applications.
Must meet U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations requirements: be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, refugee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Responsibilities

Develop embedded software, firmware, device drivers, middleware, and real-time software applications supporting product development.
Conduct software implementation, debugging, code integration, unit testing, software optimization, and feature development.
Evaluate software requirements, interface specifications, architecture documentation, source code, and design documentation to support implementation.
Develop and conduct software verification, validation, debugging, integration, and troubleshooting activities.
Analyze software test results, hardware interfaces, system behavior, performance data, and engineering observations to resolve technical issues.
Recommend software updates, defect fixes, engineering changes, and corrective actions to improve software reliability, maintainability, and performance.
Collaborate with software, electrical, systems, hardware, quality, and test engineering teams throughout software development and integration.
Prepare software documentation, test procedures, technical reports, engineering change documentation, software release documentation, and interface documentation.
Participate in code reviews, design reviews, technical investigations, hardware integration, customer support activities, and software release initiatives.
Evaluate embedded software engineering methods, development practices, coding standards, software architectures, and development processes to identify improvement opportunities.
Validate compliance with engineering standards, company procedures, customer requirements, and software development best practices.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen software quality, reliability, maintainability, engineering efficiency, and product performance.