Firmware Engineer
Allen Control Systems7 months ago
Austin, TX, USAMid Level
Responsibilities
- Develop efficient, real-time embedded software in C++ for autonomous defense applications.
- Design electrical systems, interpret microcontroller and digital and analog IC datasheets, and create schematics for embedded and power circuits.
- Document designs through pseudocode, block diagrams, schematics, simulation results, and test protocols.
- Test, simulate, debug, and validate embedded systems in laboratory and field environments.
- Troubleshoot and optimize electronics and software for real-world operating conditions.
- Improve code performance and reduce power consumption on hardware-constrained platforms.
- Integrate firmware with sensors, actuators, and control hardware for autonomous turret systems.
Requirements
- At least three years of experience in electrical and firmware design, including schematic design and embedded software development.
- At least three years of experience developing real-time, safety-critical embedded systems.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Knowledge of microcontroller-based control systems, power conversion, and motor drives.
- Hands-on experience with testing methodologies, equipment, and validation protocols for military-standard designs.
- Proficiency in C++ for embedded systems and Python for scripting or development tasks.
- Experience deploying real-time control software in robotics or autonomous systems.
- Ability to integrate software with sensors, actuators, and control hardware.
- Familiarity with embedded Linux, RTOS, and custom kernel development for embedded platforms is preferred.
- Knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP, CAN, UART, and I2C is preferred.
- Experience optimizing low-latency, high-performance embedded applications under power and computational constraints is preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive salary (amount not specified)
- ACS equity package
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off
About Allen Control Systems
Allen Control Systems builds AI-enabled robotic weapon stations and small autonomous gun turrets that retrofit legacy and modern weapons for precise targeting, with emphasis on counter‑UAS missions. It sells hardware and software systems to U.S. defense and national security customers and integrators. The privately held company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with an office in Alexandria, Virginia, and was founded by two former Navy electrical engineers.