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Embedded Firmware Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $166,000–$166,000🗓 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop low-level embedded software and verification tests for defense platforms like Barracuda and Altius.

Role type

Embedded Firmware Engineer

Builds

Core firmware for microcontrollers across multiple product platforms

Domain

Defense technology / Embedded systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C coding for embedded systems, microcontroller programming, bus protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN), board bring-up, test procedure execution, requirements traceability

Preferred skills

RTOS experience (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, VxWorks), automated test framework development, scripting (Python), requirements management tools

Technologies

C, SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, FreeRTOS, Zephyr, VxWorks, Jama, DOORS

Responsibilities

Develop low-level firmware in C for microcontrollers, write and execute test procedures, debug issues spanning electrical and software boundaries, support board bring-up and hardware-firmware integration, maintain requirements traceability, contribute to projects from prototype to production

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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