Sr. Embedded Software Engineer

Company Overview

Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world.   For over 20 years, Iridium’s unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.

 

At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed.  Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions.  Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world.  Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves.   We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

What We’re Looking For:

Iridium is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to join the team developing state-of-the-art user equipment for the company’s satellite-based position, navigation, and timing (PNT) solutions. The selected candidate will design, develop, modify, enhance and implement real-time firmware for digital signal processing on ARM, FPGA, ASIC, and DSP platforms. If you are a hands-on embedded software engineer who is seeking an opportunity to develop new systems based on a unique and patented space-based technology, then we want to talk to you!

What You’ll Do:

• Work with an internal development team and with commercial partners to implement the company’s flagship Satellite Time and Location (STL) solution on new platforms
• Code, test, and debug new firmware and make enhancements to existing firmware
• Code and perform unit and integration testing of firmware to ensure proper and efficient execution and adherence to business and technical requirements
• Collaborate with internal customers and technical peers to solve complex software problems
• Influence system design by identifying and recommending design and requirements needs for future enhancements
• Follow established configuration/change control processes

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field of study
• 8+ years of related software experience
• Deep understanding of embedded system architectures
• Demonstrated competency with embedded software development environment and tools for real-time embedded operating systems (RTOS), such as VxWorks and FreeRTOS
• Strong ability to develop, implement, and troubleshoot advanced real-time digital signal processing solutions on embedded systems platforms with ARM and DSP processor components
• Skilled in programming concepts including object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and multithreading
• Solid understanding of memory management on embedded platforms
• Experience with various hardware interfaces such as RS-232, UART, SPI, I2C, and USB
• Knowledge of networking protocols including TCP/IP and UDP
• Ability to debug both sides of the Hardware/CPU interface, using C/C++, to optimize performance
• Experience with and/or highly skilled in any of the following:
  • ARM, FPGA, ASIC, DSP, C++, RTOS, Linux development environment
  • MATLAB/Octave, Python, verification, or test automation
• Integration experience with purpose-built hardware platforms (using FPGA, ASIC or other custom devices) Ability to work seamlessly within a team as well as manage individual tasks
• Proven ability to work independently, designing, developing, and deploying solutions, and delivering projects on time with minimal direction
• Ability to listen and evaluate all opinions without bias, and contribute to a common culture of excellence
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey information to cross-departmental groups or those unfamiliar with the topic

Things That Would be Great if You Brought to the Table:

• Experience with digital radio systems such as GPS/GNSS or software definable radios
• Knowledge of key DSP techniques including correlation, FFT, and phase-locked-loops
• Familiarity with com