Position Title: Sr. Embedded Software Engineer
Reports to: Software Engineering Manager
Department: Research & Development
Location: Fort Collins CO
At In-Situ Inc. were on a mission to monitor and protect water through innovative environmental and process monitoring solutions. As a global leader in water monitoring technology we design and manufacture industry-leading products and solutions that combine cutting-edge engineering high reliability and user-focused design to provide an industry-leading experience across our entire water monitoring ecosystem.
Our culture thrives on collaboration creativity and a shared passion for making a positive impact. We serve customers worldwide with best-in-class instrumentation sensors mobile applications and cloud-based solutions that enable smarter water management decisions.
If youre ready to join a team where your work truly matterswhere youll grow your skills be challenged by talented peers and help solve some of the planets most pressing challengeswe want to hear from you.
About This Opportunity
Were looking for a senior embedded software engineer who thrives at the intersection of firmware development and development infrastructure. While youll contribute to our product firmware across multiple environmental monitoring platforms your primary focus will be leading initiatives that transform how our team builds tests and releases software. Youll work closely with a talented team of embedded engineers who are eager to improve their tools and processes and youll have the opportunity to design and drive meaningful improvements in our development infrastructure.
Primary Responsibilities:
Sr. Embedded Software Engineers lead and implement software features ensure delivery of high-quality secure code and collaborate across teams to sustain and grow applications. This role includes debugging complex issues mentoring junior engineers and staying current with evolving technologies to guide best practices.
- Lead initiatives to improve build systems CI/CD pipelines and development tooling
- Lead and attend design studios for software features
- Optimize and maintain build infrastructure across multiple product families
- Implement software features with minimal oversight
- Participate in or lead design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies
- Contribute to software architecture decisions with maintainability and extensibility in mind
- Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware
- Ensure delivery of high-quality code that optimizes the companys investment
- Maintain coding and security best practices
- Mentor junior engineers on embedded development and DevOps practices
- Collaborate with the team to define and implement testing strategies and automation infrastructure
- Stay informed about technology changes and guide the business on current best practices and technologies
- Collaborate with other engineers and teams on a regular basis
Position Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent hands-on experience.
- 7 years of relevant software development experience.
- Strong object-oriented design and programming skills.
- Proficiency in C for embedded systems development.
- Proficiency in understanding hardware systems constraints.
- Effective troubleshooting and issue investigation skills.
- Proficiency in building maintainable software with testing and extensibility in mind.
- Understanding of software architecture fundamentals.
- Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country of employment.
- Work on-site in person at our facility in Fort Collins CO.
Desired Experience:
Embedded Systems
- Strong experience with multiple C versions in resource-constrained environments
- Experience with other embedded languages (Rust Ada assembly)
- Experience with the following:
- Modbus RS485 RS232 SDI-12
- MSP430 and ARM Cortex-M processors
- FreeRTOS or other modern RTOS
- Debugging embedded software
- BLE cellular modems and satellite modems
Build Systems & CI/CD (Highly Valued):
- CMake and build system design/optimization
- CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions TeamCity)
- Embedded development toolchains and cross-compilation environments (IAR ARM GCC Keil or similar)
- Build artifact management and versioning strategies
- Scripting and automation using Python or other scripting languages
Testing & Quality:
- Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)
- Unit testing and integration testing for embedded systems
- Static analysis and code quality tools
Total Rewards:
Compensation: Compensation will be commensurate with the applicants education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as alignment with market data and internal benchmarks.
- Salary Range:
- Additional Compensation: Participation in a Company-sponsored variable compensation plan.
Benefits Available:
- Health Dental and Vision Insurance.
- 401(k) matching.
- Short and Long-Term Disability.
- Group Life/AD&D Insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Will and Trust Preparation Services.
- Travel Assistance Services.
- 10 paid holidays per year (set by the company).
- 20 days of Flexible Time Off (FTO) accrued evenly throughout the year.
Voluntary Benefits:
- Life AD&D Pet Insurance Identity Theft Protection Legal Services.
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for Dependent Care.
- Health Savings Account (HSA).
- Other supplemental options.
Additional Benefits:
- Paid Parental Leave.
- Continuing Education Reimbursement.
- Dependent Care and Wellness Reimbursements.
In-Situ Inc. builds world-class environmental monitoring instruments and world-class careers!
Please apply at the above qualifications are met.
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- Do not contact the job poster about other services products or commercial interests.
All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age over 40 color disability gender identity genetic information military or veteran status pregnancy or having a condition relating to
pregnancy national origin race religion gender and sexual orientation.
In-Situ is an Equal Opportunity Employer