Embedded Software Engineer VI

Folsom, CAfull time

On Site

senior

$190k–$279k

H1B: no

Voyagertechnologiesinc Embedded Software Engineer VI at Voyager Technologies leads architecture, design, and development of safety-critical embedded software for aerospace and defense. The role includes software integration, compliance with standards, and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

Lead architecture and development of real-time embedded software for aerospace and defense applications.
Define software requirements, interfaces, and system integration strategies in coordination with Systems Engineering.
Develop low-level drivers, BSPs, middleware, and real-time control software.
Implement embedded communication interfaces including RS-422 and other high-reliability serial protocols.
Develop software supporting motor control electronics including DC brushless motor systems and propulsion-related control hardware.
Integrate embedded software with instrumentation systems, sensors, data acquisition hardware, and test electronics.
Lead software design reviews and program milestones including SRR, PDR, and CDR.
Ensure compliance with DO-178C, MIL-STD-498, and other applicable aerospace software standards.
Oversee software verification and validation including unit testing, integration testing, SIL/HIL testing, and hardware qualification testing.
Support system integration, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
Mentor embedded software engineers and provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
Support proposal development and technical briefings with internal leadership and DoD customers.

Qualification

TravelUp to 15% travel may be required

Required

15+ years of embedded software development experience in aerospace, defense, missile systems, or other high-reliability environments.
Proven experience developing safety-critical or mission-critical embedded software.
Experience supporting full lifecycle development under DoD and/or MDA programs.
Strong experience with real-time control systems, GNC, propulsion control, or motor control systems.
Experience integrating embedded systems with FPGA interfaces, ADC/DAC hardware, and instrumentation systems.
Experience with communication buses including RS-422, SPI, I2C, CAN, SpaceWire, and Ethernet.
Experience developing embedded software on ARM-based processors such as STM32 or similar microcontroller architectures.
Experience supporting hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and system integration activities.
Experience with software configuration management tools such as Git or ClearCase.
Expert proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems.
Strong understanding of low-level hardware interfaces, interrupts, memory management, and real-time systems.
Experience with ARM-based processors including STM32 or comparable architectures.

Preferred

Excellent technical communication skills
Travel, Physical and/or Government Mandated Requirements:
U.S. Citizenship required
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance
Compliance with ITAR and EAR regulations
Ability to work onsite in a secure engineering lab environment
Up to 15% travel may be required
The good faith base salary range for this role is $190,000 - $279,000 at the time of this posting. Where you fall within the range depends on your experience, skills and location. This range reflects base salary only and does not include benefits or bonus/incentive. This range may be adjusted in the future.