Job Description
Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer
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Redmond, WA | On-site | $185K–$210K + equity | Relocation support
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A VC-backed space technology company that has secured $100M in funding is developing a scalable, electronically steered radar platform for spaceborne SAR, Earth observation and advanced defence missions.
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They are seeking a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to lead the development of mission-critical flight firmware supporting radar operation, data collection, storage and processing.
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Responsibilities
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- Architect, develop and test embedded firmware in C/C++.
- Translate customer and partner requirements into practical firmware solutions.
- Integrate software with FPGA/SoC processing platforms.
- Support board bring-up, hardware integration and system-level debugging.
- Optimise low-latency data movement between processors, FPGAs, memory, storage and network interfaces.
- Develop test plans and verify software on flight-representative hardware.
- Evaluate compute, memory, power and implementation trade-offs.
- Collaborate with radar, FPGA, electrical and mechanical engineers.
- Take ownership from requirements through integration and qualification.
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Required experience
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- Eight or more years of embedded firmware or flight-software development.
- Strong embedded C/C++ experience.
- Direct software or firmware experience on spacecraft, satellites or spaceborne payloads.
- RTOS, embedded Linux or bare-metal development.
- BSPs, bootloaders, device drivers and hardware bring-up.
- FPGA/SoC integration and hardware-level debugging.
- Understanding of space-grade architecture, fault tolerance and SEU mitigation.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment.
- ITAR eligibility.
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Highly desirable
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- MicroBlaze, Zynq or another FPGA-based processor.
- VxWorks, FreeRTOS or PetaLinux.
- DMA, DDR and high-speed FPGA-to-processor data movement.
- SPI, I²C, UART, GPIO, Ethernet or SpaceWire.
- Radar, RF payload or signal-processing experience.
- Ability to read electrical schematics.
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Candidates whose experience is limited to ground systems, simulation, mission control or ground-support equipment will not meet the flight-firmware requirement.
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Salary: $185K–$210K base plus equity
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Location: On-site in Redmond, Washington
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Relocation: Assistance can be discussed