Embedded Software Engineer III/IV - Remote
Zone 5 Technologies11 months ago
Fort Walton Beach, FL, USASenior / Staff+
Base Salary
$129k - $187k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, code, implement, and test embedded software for unmanned aircraft and other embedded devices.
- Integrate sensors and processors, including autopilots, payloads, radios, and other aircraft components.
- Debug, troubleshoot, and isolate embedded software and hardware issues.
- Conduct flight testing and verify embedded system functionality using defined test procedures.
- Use oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and electrical schematics to debug boards and systems.
- Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and other engineering disciplines on system delivery.
- Participate in design and peer reviews while maintaining software quality and configuration control.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or a related field.
- 3–4 years of experience developing embedded software for real-time systems.
- Experience with real-time operating systems, preferably VxWorks or FreeRTOS.
- Proficiency in C/C++ in a real-time embedded environment.
- Experience using MATLAB and Simulink.
- Experience with CAN bus, SPI, and serial protocols such as RS485.
- Experience reading electrical hardware schematics and writing firmware or embedded code for physical devices.
- Fundamental knowledge of low-level firmware.
- Experience using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers for board debugging.
- Ability to develop and perform tests and test procedures for embedded system functionality.
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.
Benefits
- Remote position.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and other benefit options.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Three weeks of paid time off annually.
- 40 hours of sick time.
- 12 annual company holidays.
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities.
About Zone 5 Technologies
Zone 5 Technologies builds unmanned aircraft systems and enabling technologies—avionics, flight-control hardware/software, ground control stations, and mission-planning tools—for U.S. government and defense programs. A privately held DoD prime contractor founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Luis Obispo, CA, it develops products such as air-launched effects, counter‑UAS, tactical interceptors, and next‑generation munitions, offering end‑to‑end design, testing, and production.