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Principal Embedded Software Engineer

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 20 Aug 2026

About the role

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Embedded Software Engineer II to join our software team.

In this posiiton, you will be the organization's technical authority for embedded software engineering, responsible for defining embedded software architectures, advancing engineering methodologies, and solving the organization's most complex software and hardware integration challenges. This role shapes the technical direction of multiple products and programs while driving the development of next-generation embedded software technologies.

Working cross-functionally with software, electrical, systems, hardware, quality, and test engineering teams, this role advises leadership, customers, and engineering organizations while advancing technical excellence and organizational capability.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Establish embedded software architectures, software frameworks, engineering standards, and development methodologies supporting current and future products.

Contribute to the development of next-generation embedded software technologies, firmware frameworks, real-time applications, device drivers, middleware, and software platforms.

Oversee the organization's most complex embedded software engineering initiatives, developing innovative software solutions that satisfy product, customer, performance, safety, and system requirements.

Direct highly complex software verification, validation, debugging, integration, and system performance activities across multidisciplinary development programs.

Evaluate software test results, hardware interfaces, system behavior, performance metrics, and engineering observations to develop innovative solutions for complex software and hardware integration challenges.

Guide implementation of software improvements, defect resolutions, engineering changes, and corrective actions that strengthen software reliability, maintainability, performance, and product quality.

Advise leadership, engineering teams, customers, and program teams on embedded software architectures, engineering methodologies, emerging technologies, and technical direction.

Lead architecture reviews, customer engagements, technical investigations, multidisciplinary engineering initiatives, and critical program assessments.

Mentor senior engineers while promoting advanced embedded software engineering practices and supporting technical capability across the engineering organization.

Advance embedded software engineering through innovative software architectures, development methodologies, coding practices, and emerging technologies.

Review embedded software engineering methodologies, engineering processes, and industry advancements to identify opportunities that strengthen organizational capability.

Drive initiatives that improve software quality, reliability, maintainability, engineering efficiency, product performance, and technical excellence.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering.
Minimum of 15 years of experience in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related engineering field.
Mastery of embedded software principles, firmware development, SDLC, software architecture, and embedded system design.
Expertise in C/C++, Python, version control, debugging tools, embedded IDEs, software optimization, and low-level software development.
Experience in embedded systems design with preemptive, multitasking real-time operating systems (experience with real-time Linux is desirable).
Comprehensive knowledge of RTOS, mic