Senior Embedded Platform Engineer

Aerospace is at a turning point costs are rising supply chains are strained and old ways of building cant keep up. At Neon Aero were breaking that mold. We move fast think big and combine start-up agility with aerospace expertise to design build and scale aircraft in ways the industry has never seen. Our team leverages automation AI-driven tools and a fully connected digital backbone to accelerate innovation and reduce barriers to production.

Here you wont just take a job youll help reinvent how the world flies. If youre ready to solve complex problems push technology further and work alongside some of the brightest minds in aerospace this is your chance to make a real impact.

Were seeking a Senior Platform/Real-Time Embedded Firmware Engineer with strong low-level embedded software expertise and a passion for building robust deterministic firmware for safety-critical control systems. This role focuses on the real-time firmware foundation that enables actuators motor drives BMS sensors and vehicle-level systems to operate reliably.

You will architect implement and maintain firmware across real-time microcontroller platforms owning BSPs drivers RTOS/bare-metal execution timing peripheral interfaces diagnostics hooks and hardware bring-up. This role works closely with embedded systems motor control BMS and vehicle control software engineers to ensure the platform layer is reliable reusable and deterministic.

Key Responsibilities

Real-Time Firmware Architecture

• Design and maintain real-time firmware architecture for safety-critical embedded control platforms.
• Own timing-sensitive firmware layers interrupt structure task scheduling execution order and deterministic data flow between hardware drivers middleware and application software.
• Develop firmware frameworks that support reusable control execution communication diagnostics monitoring and system integration across multiple projects.

MCU BSP & Driver Development

• Develop and maintain embedded software in C/C on real-time microcontroller platforms such as TI C2000 NXP or comparable safety-oriented MCUs.
• Own board support packages peripheral initialization device configuration and low-level hardware abstraction layers.
• Develop and debug drivers for peripherals and interfaces such as CAN SPI Ethernet ADC PWM GPIO timers watchdogs and other MCU peripherals.

Hardware Interfaces & Bring-Up

• Support hardware bring-up board validation and low-level debugging across software and hardware boundaries.
• Diagnose issues involving MCU configuration clocks interrupts peripherals sensors motor drive interfaces BMS interfaces and communication links.
• Work closely with electrical controls and systems teams to ensure the embedded firmware correctly supports actuator control power electronics sensors and vehicle-level hardware.

Communication & Diagnostics Infrastructure

• Implement robust embedded communication infrastructure for protocols such as CAN CAN derivatives SPI Ethernet ARINC 825 and other aerospace or automotive buses.
• Support reliable data exchange message timing arbitration diagnostics fault detection and recovery behavior at the firmware/platform level.

Integration Test & Tooling

• Support integration with motor control BMS sensors and vehicle control software.
• Develop test hooks debug interfaces logging mechanisms automation support and data collection tools for lab validation HIL testing and system debugging.
• Support SIL/HIL environments where firmware interfaces drivers and platform behavior need to be validated.

Safety Process & Lifecycle Support

• Support safety-critical embedded software development by following disciplined software development processes.
• Contribute to requirements traceability verification planning configuration control and certification readiness activities aligned with standards such as DO-178C ARP4754/4761 ISO 26262 concepts or equivalent safety frameworks.

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of experience developing embedded firmware for complex real-time systems
• Strong proficiency in embedded C/C and real-time firmware architecture
• Experience with real-time microcontroller platforms such as TI C2000 NXP or comparable safety-oriented MCUs
• Strong understanding of MCU peripherals interrupts timers watchdogs memory clocks ADC PWM GPIO and communication interfaces
• Hands-on experience with communication protocols such as CAN CAN derivatives SPI Ethernet or ARINC 825
• Proven ability to integrate and debug software across hardware firmware and system boundaries
• Experience supporting hardware bring-up lab validation and HIL testing
• Strong analytical skills and low-level debugging ability

Preferred / Bonus Experience

• Experience with TI C2000 NXP or similar real-time control microcontrollers
• Prior work on safety-critical or regulated systems: aerospace automotive industrial
• Exposure to certification-oriented development processes: DO-178C ARP4754/4761 ISO 26262 concepts
• Experience developing reusable BSPs drivers middleware and embedded software frameworks
• Background supporting motor drives BMS power electronics sensors or vehicle control systems
• Experience supporting production launch field issues and long-term platform maintainability

Why This Role Matters

This role provides the real-time firmware foundation that every higher-level control function depends on. Your work ensures that MCUs peripherals drivers communication links timing diagnostics and hardware interfaces behave predictably under all conditions.

This is the expected compensation range for this role. Final compensation will be based on role scope experience skills internal equity and location. This role may also be eligible for bonus/equity/benefits if applicable.

$150000 - $250000 USD

Neon Aero Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability veteran status or any other protected status under applicable law.

We believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

All final candidates must successfully complete a background check and drug screening as a condition of employment.