Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Safran Passenger Innovations • Brea, CA

2h

About The Position

The Staff Embedded Software Engineer on the Platform Software team participates in the architecture, design, development, test, and integration of software required to produce Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) used in commercial aircraft.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience in a related field (Electrical Engineering training or experience is advantageous)
• 9+ years of experience working in a similar role
• Understanding of microservices and other modern technologies/frameworks
• Experience in power management
• Experience with network level drivers (WiFi, Bluetooth, BLE)
• Experience with security in general and encryption, secure/crypto chipsets in particular
• Experience with Over the Air (OTA) updating/concepts
• Experience in abstracting/wrapping/limiting access to Linux kernel level functions
• Experience with UNIX/Linux or embedded operating system development
• Experience with C, C++, Python
• Experience troubleshooting & root cause analysis of software and hardware problems, particularly at the device driver level
• Understanding of embedded circuit design and PCB schematics, particularly with ARM/x86 processors
• Low-level software expertise:
• Kernel development and maturity updates via porting and patch integration
• Firmware
• Device drivers
• Operating System
• Boot Loaders - experience with U-Boot would be advantageous
• Understanding of bus design: I2C, SPI, MDIO, CAN, etc.
• Experience with ARINC 429 (data transfer), RS-485/422, and Ethernet/networking design would be advantageous
• Experience with formal Engineering Requirements documentation and processes

Nice To Haves

• Circuit board bring-up experience is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software of embedded devices and systems from requirements to production, including estimates for development effort
• Work well with cross functional teams
• Design, develop, code, test, maintain and debug system software
• Review code and design, participate in peer reviews as well
• Analyze and enhance efficiency, stability, and scalability of system resources
• Integrate and validate new product designs
• Support software QA and optimize performance
• Interface with hardware design and development
• Assess third party and open-source software and in some cases implement same
• Support, maintain and improve existing platform software
• Demonstrate passion for continuous improvement
• Identify work that has high and meaningful value
• Have personal ownership of quality
• Support team members and other development teams
• Create new and update existing feature description, system test, product delivery, and process documentation
• Act as a technical leader
• Provide guidance to fellow teams on methodologies and system knowledge
• Participate in design approach discussions
• Write and/or report status
• Contribute/participate in DevOps/CI/CD pipeline
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Benefits

• In addition to a comprehensive package of health benefits that include company contributions, Safran Passenger Innovations offers a variety of additional benefits and perks to enhance your work-life balance experience including but not limited to:
• A home allowance to elevate your home workspace
• Discretionary bonus program
• Future financial security with a 401(k) program with a company match
• Paid time off covering vacations, personal time off, and sick days, capped off by an exciting year-end holiday shutdown
• Embraced flexibility with our alternative work schedule (9/80) to navigate your workweeks with every other Friday off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees