Research Engineer I / II - Embedded Development Engineer
SRI International1 day ago
Boulder, CO, USAEntry Level / Mid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$64k - $121k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and integrate embedded systems for real-time sensing, data acquisition, processing, and control.
- Develop embedded software, firmware, Python applications, networked services, test utilities, and automation scripts.
- Interface microcontrollers, processors, and SoCs with sensors, ADCs/DACs, FPGAs, RF electronics, and photonic hardware.
- Develop and integrate SPI, I2C, UART, USB, Ethernet, and other hardware communication interfaces.
- Support bare-metal, RTOS, and embedded Linux development across local, remote, headless, and embedded systems.
- Perform hardware bring-up and diagnose hardware/software interactions using laboratory instrumentation.
- Optimize real-time data pipelines for latency, throughput, memory, power, and processing constraints.
- Support schematic review, component selection, PCB development, rapid prototyping, field demonstrations, and system maturation.
- Develop and integrate networked APIs and data transports for distributed software and hardware components.
- Document architectures, interfaces, designs, test procedures, and results while collaborating across software, FPGA, RF, mechanical, photonics, and systems disciplines.
Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
- Research Engineer I: 0–2 years of experience or recent graduate experience with relevant internships or projects.
- Research Engineer II: 2–5+ years of experience or an advanced degree with relevant experience.
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
- Experience developing embedded software or firmware using C/C++ or similar systems-oriented languages.
- Proficiency developing and testing software in Python.
- Experience with microcontrollers, embedded processors, SoCs, embedded communication interfaces, hardware bring-up, integration, and debugging.
- Understanding of digital and analog electronics and software/hardware interaction.
- Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, signal generators, and related laboratory instrumentation.
- Experience working in Linux or Unix-like environments and willingness to travel occasionally for testing or fieldwork.
- Preferred experience includes bare-metal, RTOS, embedded Linux, PCB design with Altium or similar tools, FPGA and SDR integration, DSP, RF or photonic systems, networking, DMA, real-time streaming, low-power systems, research prototyping, and embedded AI/ML implementation.
- Preferred experience includes REST APIs, messaging systems, bash scripting, PCB schematic capture and layout, photodetectors, lasers, semiconductor sensing devices, and electronic or optical noise characterization.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation with RE I salary range of $63,873–$95,013 and RE II salary range of $81,522–$121,266.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Potential eligibility for Pay for Outstanding Performance or annual Performance Based Compensation programs.
- Opportunities for technical growth and leadership in a collaborative, mission-driven research environment.
- Onsite position in Boulder, Colorado, with occasional travel for testing or fieldwork.
- Applications are accepted until the position is filled.
About SRI International
SRI International is an independent nonprofit R&D institute that conducts contract research, engineering, and product development for U.S. government agencies and commercial partners across fields such as national defense, robotics, AI, drug discovery, and advanced materials. It licenses technology, provides research services, and forms spinout companies to commercialize its inventions. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, SRI operates multi-disciplinary labs nationwide, including programs in remote sensing and electronic warfare.