Software Engineer, Safety Critical Embedded Systems

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain safety critical embedded software for autonomous ground vehicle platforms.
• Turn system and software requirements into readable, testable C and C++ code.
• Implement fault detection, fault handling, diagnostics, and safe response behavior across supported vehicle platforms.
• Write unit, integration, and target based tests. Support automated verification and coverage analysis.
• Debug hardware, software, firmware, timing, communications, and integration problems using logs, traces, debuggers, and instrumentation.
• Take part in architecture, design, code, and test plan reviews with attention to correctness, safety, maintainability, and testability.
• Document implementation decisions, test results, anomaly resolution, and requirements traceability in a form that can be reviewed and reused.
• Work with systems, test, and safety engineers to improve requirements, resolve defects, support assessments, and strengthen shared software practices.

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. Equivalent experience may be considered.
• Three or more years of experience developing embedded software or safety critical software.
• Proficiency in C or C++ and working knowledge of Python or another scripting language.
• Experience developing software for an RTOS, embedded target, or other resource constrained system.
• Experience with Git, CMake, continuous integration, code review, and related software development practices.
• Familiarity with requirements management, requirements traceability, and software verification.
• Familiarity with MISRA C or MISRA C++, static analysis, unit testing, and code coverage.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, along with clear written and verbal communication