Senior Real-Time Embedded Software Engineer

SEI advances software engineering principles and practices and serves as a national resource in software engineering and computer security. The SEI works closely with academia, defense and government organizations, and industry to continually improve software-intensive systems. We deliver innovative technologies and solutions, collaborate on research in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence systems, and transition maturing technologies into practice.

About the role

SEI is seeking an enthusiastic experienced senior real-time embedded engineer to work on safety-critical embedded software. You will work closely with a variety of software and hardware systems including bare-metal embedded systems, RTOSes, FPGAs, and embedded Linux. You will have opportunities to develop tools, techniques, and processes to solve some of the most difficult software problems that our government faces.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline with ten (10) years of experience; OR MS in the same fields with eight (8) years of experience; OR a PhD in the same fields with five (5) years of experience.
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment as a software developer, software engineer, verification engineer, or related field.
• Proficiency in one or more of the following: C, C++, VHDL, Verilog, Python, C#.
• Experience building, analyzing, debugging, and/or testing bare-metal systems and familiarity with a CMSIS/HAL/specific peripheral driver.
• Experience in one or more of the following: Java, Go, Rust, Ada, MATLAB.
• Experience with FPGAs and/or heterogenous computing boards that require communication and synchronization between specialized hardware/chips.
• Exposure with modern RTOSes, e.g. VxWorks or Integrity, and developed and analyzed embedded software.
• Experience with common embedded interfaces and protocols: I2C, CAN, SPI, RS-232, RS-422, etc.
• Developed embedded software and performance tests and experience interpreting the results.
• Understanding of the Department of War (DoW) Systems Engineering lifecycle.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to convey difficult engineering or technical challenges to stakeholders.
• Willing to work 100% of your week onsite at either the SEI or customer facility.
• Ability to pass a background check and obtain and maintain an active Department of War (DoW) security clearance.
• Willingness to travel (25%) outside of your office location to other SEI offices, sponsor sites, conferences, and offsite meetings.

Responsibilities

• Understand complex, inter-dependent systems that span multiple abstraction levels for embedded systems, interacting across a number of system interfaces.
• Design and develop embedded software tools and capabilities to analyze, test, and evaluate existing software.
• Apply systems engineering knowledge to identify and communicate weaknesses and flawed implementations of embedded functionality tracing from requirements.
• Utilize static analysis, dynamic testing, and complexity analysis tools to uncover software weaknesses, security vulnerabilities, and instances of poor engineering judgment, guiding a high-impact, safety-critical system toward robustness, reliability, and engineering soundness.
• Conduct research, experimentation, and present knowledge-sharing initiatives to enhance software development processes, demonstrate analytical capabilities, and foster a comprehensive understanding of system-of-systems (SoS) integration and performance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance, prescription, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous retirement savings program with an 8% monthly employer contribution without requiring employee contribution.
• Tuition benefits for you and your dependent children to attend classes at Carnegie Mellon University.
• Paid parental and military leave.
• Ample paid time off and observed holidays.
• Life and accidental death and disability insurance.
• Free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass.
• Access to university resources, including campus fitness facilities, mindfulness programs, childcare, and free transportation on the Port Authority Transit System.
• Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs.
• Relocation assistance.
• Opportunities to publish research, attend or present at prestigious events, and annual professional development opportunities.

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Position Type: Full-time, Staff – Regular