Software Engineer - Embedded Systems (Cleared)
Swoop Technologies12 months ago
Washington, DC, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$130k - $190k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain embedded firmware, low-level drivers, bootloaders, and OS-critical functions.
- Contribute to OS integration and kernel-level modules connecting hardware abstraction layers with higher-level system software.
- Design and implement application-layer features and system services using firmware interfaces while optimizing performance, resource use, and robustness.
- Debug complex issues spanning firmware, operating system, and application boundaries with cross-functional engineering teams.
- Collaborate with the deployment engineering team to solve technical challenges for customer requirements.
Requirements
- Active TS clearance is required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent technical experience.
- 4+ years of experience in operating system or kernel development, RTOS, embedded systems or firmware design, microkernel development, or bare-metal development.
- Software development experience in C and Rust.
- Understanding of low-level hardware systems.
- Travel requirement is 5–20%.
Benefits
- Work location is either the Minneapolis or Washington, DC office.
- Travel requirement is 5–20%.
About Swoop Technologies
Swoop Technologies builds SwoopOS, a secure distributed operating system for coordinating equipment and data across militaries and critical infrastructure. Its platform includes the Valhalla SDK for deploying autonomous and distributed systems and the Surf browser for operations, targeting defense, energy, communications, and manufacturing operators at the digital edge. The privately held company sells enterprise software and tooling for edge orchestration and data utilization, rather than cloud-only solutions.