Senior Software Engineer, Embedded

Eleven Recruiting • Long Beach, CA

8h • Onsite

About The Position

Eleven Recruiting is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Embedded for one of our largest aerospace manufacturing clients located in Long Beach, CA.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience developing embedded software with C or C++.
• Experience with RTOS environments (FreeRTOS, ThreadX, VxWorks, or equivalent).
• Solid understanding of microcontroller architectures and peripheral interfaces.
• Strong debugging and optimization skills for embedded systems.
• Comfortable working with hardware schematics, and test equipment (logic analyzers, power supplies, oscilloscopes).
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software development practices.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with space-rated systems or launch vehicles.
• Familiarity with Python or scripting tools for automation and testing.
• Proficiency with networking protocols such as UDP, Ethernet, and multicast.
• Experience developing motor control software for brushless motors including FOC (Field-Oriented Control).
• Understanding of control theory, especially PID tuning in embedded environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain embedded software in C++ for microcontrollers in rocket systems.
• Develop software on Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS).
• Integrate with low-level hardware interfaces: SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, interrupts, etc.
• Implement communication protocols such as UDP, multicast, Ethernet.
• Write clean, efficient, and testable code for real-time and safety-critical applications.
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and test engineers to support full product development lifecycle.
• Participate in code reviews, system design discussions, and debugging sessions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of our embedded software architecture and tools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior