Our Aerospace client is seeking a versatile detailoriented Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join their Space team in Herndon Virginia. As a Senior Embedded Engineer you will be expected to bring a strong technical skill set to troubleshoot issues with spacecraft hardware and software. Working in a dynamic fastpaced development environment you will help ensure the quality of their data and the reliability of their constellation as well as be involved with routine Payload operations. The ideal candidate will have a passion for finding patterns in failures and having the determination to find the root cause.
Location:Two days onsiteHerndon VA office.
Responsibilities:- Learn and understand our clients spacecraft system applications and hardware.
- You will work with subsystem responsible engineers software engineers FPGA engineers and hardware engineers to develop tools mitigation and upgrades to orbital assets.
- Develop python and C/C applications for the embedded devices operating on our satellites and ground support equipment.
- Build and use tools to analyze data collected both onorbit and in ground testing.
- Detect and triage emerging anomalies on payload hardware and software.
- Provide support for embedded software development and space operations.
Requirements
- A passion for problemsolving relentless attention to detail and the ability to learn quickly on the job and operate effectively in ambiguous situations with minimal oversight.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- B.S. degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Aerospace Engineering Physics or a related field; or equivalent experience.
- 5 years of experience in software engineering
- Experience with Python C Bash and Git.
- Experience with Linuxbased embedded systems and userspace applications design.
- Experience with Continuous Integration services such as GitLab CI Jenkins or Concourse.
Desirable:- Experience with RF systems such as antennas and softwaredefined radios.
- Familiarity with bare metal microprocessors and RTOS.
- Familiarity with embedded Linux for ARM with Open Embedded (Yocto).
- Familiarity with SystemonChip architectures such as the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale MPSoC.
- Familiarity with spacecraft operations satellite command and telemetry.
- Experience with basic digital signal processing concepts and techniques such as FFTs and crosscorrelation digital modulation and sampling theory.
- Strong scripting and requirements definition experience.
- Experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes signal generators spectrum analyzers.
Required Experience:
Senior IC