Senior Embedded Software Architect

2 weeks ago


Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States EVONA Full time

Lead Embedded Software Engineer

Salary Range: $120,000 - $180,000

Location: Denver, Colorado

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

EVONA specializes in the design and operation of a variety of compact satellite systems that facilitate space-based turnkey missions across multiple commercial sectors, including earth observation, telecommunications, in-orbit demonstrations, risk mitigation, and various scientific and exploratory initiatives.

Position Overview:

The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, documenting, debugging, and deploying software for microcontrollers and microprocessors utilized in spacecraft subsystems. This role will also involve contributing to mission timeline planning and ensuring project milestones are met.

Important Note: This role necessitates access to export-controlled materials, technical data, technology, software, and services. U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under applicable regulations is mandatory.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Rapidly familiarize yourself with our existing spacecraft system architecture and adapt software to meet new mission specifications.
  • Estimate task workloads and durations, collaborating with colleagues to distribute efforts effectively.
  • Engage with clients, program managers, and systems engineers to ensure project adherence to scope.
  • Provide direct support to clients during the integration of their payloads into our systems.
  • Oversee the complete software development lifecycle from initial concept through to deployment.
  • Act as a catalyst to gather essential information and resources from various stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with Electrical, RF, and Software engineers to implement new subsystems or revise designs of embedded computers that interface with core flight software.
  • Maintain and enhance existing embedded software solutions.
  • Develop C and Python drivers for integrated circuits utilizing I2C, SPI, UART, or other interfaces based on manufacturer specifications.
  • Conduct laboratory testing and debugging of hardware, peripherals, and payloads.
  • Create board support packages (BSP) for custom internal designs.
  • Draft interface control documents (ICD) or Application Programming Interfaces (API) and core flight software drivers for embedded systems.
  • Achieve a comprehensive understanding of spacecraft systems.
  • Occasionally undertake higher-level software tasks as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • A minimum of 5 years of professional experience, preferably in aerospace or a leadership/product ownership capacity.
  • Demonstrated experience in leading and managing software projects.
  • Ability to work effectively within a collaborative team environment.
  • Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
  • Proficient in C or C++ programming, with comfort in Python.
  • Experience with Embedded-C or RTOS, including threads, interrupts, concurrency, and HAL.
  • Experience in developing hardware drivers for SPI, UART, and I2C peripherals.
  • Comfortable operating in command-line environments (Linux) and scripting.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Familiarity with network abstraction layers.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with system building tools such as Yocto, CMake, and utilizing device trees and linking libraries.
  • Familiarity with Zephyr RTOS or MSP430 microcontroller.
  • Experience in Linux kernel module driver development; networking experience is a plus.
  • Knowledge of Xilinx Zynq/FPGA and associated software toolchains.
  • General hardware skills, including reading schematics and using instrumentation.
  • Familiarity with GNU Radio or Software Defined Radios (SDR).
  • Knowledge of HAM radio, RF Engineering, or low-level protocols.

Compensation:

  • Salary range of $120,000 - $180,000, along with employee stock options, commensurate with experience.


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