Software Architect, Real-Time Embedded Systems
About The Position
The Software Architect will lead the design and evolution of embedded software solutions used in protection, automation, monitoring, and communication systems for electrical power networks. The role drives architectural decisions across application software, communication frameworks, protocol stacks, runtime environments, operating systems, and embedded hardware platforms. The architect collaborates with software developers, system architects, protection experts, communication specialists, and product owners to deliver high-performance, reliable solutions for critical infrastructure applications. Depending on organizational needs and expertise, the role may contribute to protection applications, communication technologies, protocol implementations, platform services, or shared system infrastructure. It combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, architectural governance, and long-term platform ownership. The architect helps establish consistent engineering practices and promotes scalable, reusable, and maintainable software solutions across globally distributed development teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 8+ years of experience developing software for embedded, industrial, real-time, or other technical systems.
- 8+ years of experience programming in C++, preferably C++17 or C++20.
- 8+ years of experience with software architecture, object-oriented design, software design patterns, and modern development practices.
- 8+ years of experience with embedded operating systems, including embedded Linux, hardware abstraction layers, and system-level debugging.
- 8+ years of experience with real-time systems, concurrency, resource management, and deterministic software execution.
- 3–5 years of experience evaluating architectural alternatives and making technical trade-offs involving performance, reliability, maintainability, security, and delivery needs.
- 3–5 years of experience designing maintainable and scalable software architectures.
- 3–5 years of experience with analytical communication and problem-solving across multidisciplinary and globally distributed engineering organizations.
- 3–5 years of experience with cybersecurity principles and secure software design for critical infrastructure.
- Ability to travel internationally for initial training.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with embedded Linux, RTOS, or real-time embedded systems.
- Experience with software architecture, design patterns, and modular platform development.
- Knowledge of industrial communication protocols and networking, including IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus, and IEC 60870-5-104.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity standards, including IEC 62443, RED, and CRA.
- Knowledge of protection and control systems, power system automation, digital substations, multi-core architectures, concurrency, performance optimization, CI/CD, automated testing, static analysis, software quality practices, requirements engineering, systems engineering, and verification and validation processes.
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain architecture for embedded software components, subsystems, application software, communication services, operating systems, hardware interfaces, protocol stacks, runtime services, and platform infrastructure.
- Design software solutions that meet real-time, reliability, cybersecurity, performance, verification, and product quality requirements for critical infrastructure applications.
- Guide technical decisions, architectural trade-offs, platform evolution, and software reuse across long-lived product platforms and technology domains.
- Partner with product owners, system architects, protection experts, communication specialists, and development teams to translate product requirements and technology strategies into scalable software solutions.
- Support system integration, verification, performance optimization, product release activities, and engineering practices that improve software quality, automation, and development efficiency.
- Mentor engineers, promote knowledge sharing, and provide architectural direction across protection, communication, application, and embedded platform teams.
- Collaborate with international R&D organizations and cross-functional stakeholders.
Benefits
- Health and wellness benefits.
- Target incentive of 10% of base salary.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
