Senior Embedded Software Engineer

🚀 Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer – Luna Mission | Space Technology | Dallas Based

We’re working with an exciting organisation developing high-reliability embedded systems for a lunar mission , and we’re looking for an experienced Embedded Firmware Engineer to join the team. The pay banding is between $100 - $200k with industry leading benefits.

This is an opportunity to work at the very lowest levels of the technology stack — from power-up and board bring-up through to firmware, RTOS, communications and system-level integration — on hardware that will ultimately operate in one of the most demanding environments imaginable.

🔧 Your Responsibilities

• Develop firmware and low-level embedded software using C/C++ .
• Work across microcontrollers, CPUs, DSPs and FPGA-based systems .
• Develop and maintain low-level device drivers , including I2C, SPI and GPIO interfaces.
• Work with FreeRTOS and other real-time embedded operating systems.
• Support BSP development , board bring-up and low-level hardware validation.
• Integrate and control Wi-Fi and 5G/LTE modules for real-time, deterministic applications.
• Work closely with hardware teams to debug and validate board-level functionality.
• Optimise system performance across CPU, DSP, FPGA, memory and power .
• Work with low-memory and resource-constrained systems, including smaller CPUs and microcontrollers.
• Develop and maintain software through hardware/software re-spins and new versions .
• Support secure firmware updates, including OTA mechanisms .
• Perform low-level kernel debugging and troubleshoot complex hardware/software interactions.
• Work across communications technologies, from L1/Baseband through to L3 , with an understanding of protocol stacks highly beneficial.
• Work with DSP interfaces and microcontroller communications.
• Contribute to robust communications stacks, including TCP/IP tailored for real-time environments .
• Ensure highly reliable, resilient and fault-tolerant operation across all subsystems.
• Maintain detailed technical documentation and participate in code reviews.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, systems and other cross-functional engineering teams.
• Use advanced debugging and analysis tools to identify and resolve low-level issues.

🛰️ The Environment

Reliability is absolutely critical. The systems you’ll be working on are intended for lunar deployment , meaning software needs to be resilient, tightly controlled and designed with redundancy, fault tolerance and long-term reliability in mind.

You’ll be working across the stack, from system power-up and boot, through the BSP and kernel/RTOS, to low-level drivers, communications and higher-level functionality .

💻 Your Skills & Experience

• 5+ years’ experience in embedded firmware/software development; candidates with 10–15+ years of experience are particularly interesting.
• Strong C/C++ programming skills.
• Experience with ARM processors, MCUs, DSPs and FPGA-based systems .
• Strong understanding of Linux Kernel architecture and secure boot processes.
• Experience with FreeRTOS , Linux and/or Linux PREEMPT_RT .
• Strong understanding of real-time execution and deterministic scheduling .
• Experience developing low-level drivers and working with I2C, SPI, GPIO and similar interfaces.
• Ability to read and interpret hardware schematics and datasheets .
• Experience with board bring-up and hardware/software integration.
• Familiarity with Wi-Fi, 5G/LTE and wireless technologies .
• Knowledge of communications protocol stacks, L1/Baseband through L3 , and real-time TCP/IP is advantageous.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Bash for automation and development.
• Experience with secure firmware updates / OTA is beneficial.
• Strong debugging and low-level troubleshooting capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related discipline .

🌕 Why This Role?

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to work on mission-critical embedded technology for lunar applications , tackling complex problems across hardware, firmware, processors, real-time operating systems and communications.

If you’re an experienced embedded engineer who enjoys working close to the hardware and wants to contribute to technology designed to operate on the Moon , we’d love to hear from you.

📩 Interested? Apply now or get in touch for more information.

Candidates requiring visa sponsorship/Green Card sponsorship will not be considered for this vacancy.