Zipline · 5 days ago

Staff Embedded Software Engineer

South San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$170K/yr - $210K/yr

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Responsibilities

Design and build the software architecture necessary for critical flight software on embedded Linux systems

Develop kernel and userspace drivers for sensors and refine sensor data APIs

Design and build software for critical flight and safety processes on microcontrollers

Analyze runtime characteristics of avionics software and ensure reliability

Improve fault management strategies and develop hardware-in-the-loop tests

Develop metrics, monitoring, and troubleshooting capabilities

Design and build data collection and testing tools for new sensors and systems

Qualification

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Software EngineeringStrongly Typed Language ProficiencyEmbedded Systems DevelopmentSoftware ArchitectureRTOSYoctoEmbedded SystemsTechnical System OwnershipProblem-SolvingTechnical Leadership

Required

Strong software engineering skills, with proficiency in at least one strongly typed language. We use Rust and C++ onboard, and python for tooling.

Excitement to contribute across the stack to solve problems from end-to-end. We use Yocto to build our in-house Linux distribution, and an RTOS on our microcontrollers.

Expertise in embedded systems development.

Strong software architecture skills, having designed and shipped solutions for complicated real-world use cases.

Strong technical leadership skills and experience owning large technical systems that other engineers will contribute to.

Must be able to work from the office on a regular basis.