Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Oshkosh Corporation•Greenville, WI

6d•$104,100 - $173,900•Onsite

About The Position

As the Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer, you will be a technical leader and hands-on engineer responsible for designing and developing embedded software for connected Fire, Refuse Collection, and Concrete Mixer vehicles. This role involves hands-on testing, troubleshooting, and validation on large vocational vehicles. You will design and develop embedded software for connected vehicle solutions including telematics, edge computing, remote diagnostics, over-the-air capabilities, vehicle network integration, and video recording/streaming capabilities. You will serve as a technical leader, balancing hands-on development with providing technical direction to ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, maintainable, and cost-effective. You will establish architecture standards and best practices for high-quality, production-grade software while driving technical rigor through mentorship and technical leadership. You will drive team accountability, Agile execution, and delivery predictability by improving backlog readiness, removing technical roadblocks, and helping the team consistently meet sprint and release commitments. This role requires hands-on validation on trucks, working inside trucks to ensure software performs reliably in real-world operating conditions. You will collaborate with embedded, cloud, and front-end engineers and product owners, resolve cross-functional challenges, and ensure successful end-to-end solution delivery.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience.
8+ years of experience developing embedded software using C and C++.
Experience developing and testing embedded software on Embedded Linux platforms
Experience with networking concepts and protocols including TCP/IP and UDP
Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and embedded software development best practices.
Strong technical leadership and collaboration skills, with experience leading technical projects while remaining hands-on in software development.
Experience developing connected mobile asset (e.g., vehicle or mobile equipment) or telematics platforms, including cloud-connected architectures, over-the-air (OTA) updates, cellular-connected devices, and remote fleet management solutions.
Ability and willingness to perform hands on testing on vehicles, including working inside vehicle cabs and conducting testing in manufacturing and field environments.

Nice To Haves

Rust.
Experience with automotive or heavy-duty vehicle networks, including CAN, J1939, and related protocols.
Experience developing portable software solutions across multiple embedded hardware platforms, including cross-compilation, platform abstraction, and migration of applications to new processor architectures or operating system environments.
Experience porting embedded applications to new hardware platforms, including board bring-up, BSP integration, hardware/software debugging, and platform validation.
Experience with multimedia frameworks (e.g., FFmpeg, GStreamer) and video recording, streaming, and media processing technologies, including RTP, RTSP, WebRTC, or similar protocols.
Strong sense of initiative, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, influence without authority, and solve complex technical problems.

Responsibilities

Design & develop embedded software for connected vehicle solutions including telematics, edge computing, remote diagnostics, over-the-air capabilities, vehicle network integration, and video recording/streaming capabilities.
Serve as technical leader, balancing hands-on development with providing technical direction to ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, maintainable, and cost-effective.
Establish architecture standards and best practices for high-quality, production-grade software while driving technical rigor through mentorship and technical leadership.
Drive team accountability, Agile execution, and delivery predictability by improving backlog readiness, removing technical roadblocks, and helping the team consistently meet sprint and release commitments.
Hands on validation on trucks. This role requires working inside trucks to ensure software performs reliably in real world operating conditions.
Collaborate with embedded, cloud, and front-end engineers and product owner, resolve cross functional challenges and ensure successful end to end solution delivery.