As an Embedded Software Engineer, you'll work alongside our embedded team across our full product line, from robotic ground telescopes to on-orbit compute platforms. You'll help build and maintain embedded Linux systems and low-level firmware, bring up hardware peripherals, write and debug drivers, and pitch in on the bench work — soldering, test rigs, and prototype assembly — that keeps hardware programs moving.

This role is hands-on from day one: you'll read schematics alongside senior engineers, get exposure to electrical and mechanical teams, dig into real hardware debugging, and grow your understanding of edge computing at the cutting edge. You will report to the Embedded Engineering Lead.

Support the development, testing, and debugging of embedded Linux systems and low-level firmware — from daemons and drivers to bootloaders and control loops — under the guidance of senior engineers.

Assist in developing and maintaining drivers across interfaces such as PCIe, SPI, I2C, UART, MIPI CSI-2, and GPIO, under the guidance of senior engineers.

Help bring up peripherals (cameras, sensors, communication links) at both the software and hardware level — from firmware and embedded Linux integration to assembling first article prototypes, soldering, wiring, and initial power-on checks alongside the EE team.

Help own component test characterization campaigns, from setting up test rigs to running the tests and pulling results together.

Participate in longevity testing campaigns and analyze the resulting test data to catch issues before they matter.

Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and team discussions to build your product and reliability instincts.

Embedded Software Engineer

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Benefits

Company

Observable Space

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