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MPR Associates, Inc. · 3 months ago

Embedded System Software Engineer

Alexandria, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

2+ years exp

MPR Associates, Inc. is a multi-discipline engineering services and consulting firm with a focus on power and energy, federal services, and health and life sciences. They are seeking an Embedded System Software Engineer to develop connected embedded systems and firmware, ensuring seamless hardware-software integration and optimizing performance for demanding environments.

Consumer GoodsManufacturingSoftware

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Embedded Systems Development Design and implement firmware and low-level software for connected embedded platforms and microcontrollers

Embedded Control Systems Develop time-critical software that interfaces with hardware components and sensors

Hardware- Software Integration Work closely with hardware teams to ensure seamless integration between software and physical systems

Application Development Support Extend beyond embedded work to support higher-level applications that interface with you embedded systems

Performance Optimization Ensure embedded performance requirement are met while optimizing for memory and processing constraints

Cross-Team Collaboration Work closely with the remainder of the engineering team to implement a solution which fits all needs of the client

Qualification

Embedded Systems DevelopmentEmbedded Control SystemsHardware-Software IntegrationC ProgrammingFirmware DevelopmentMicrocontrollersPerformance OptimizationEmbedded Operating SystemsProblem-Solving SkillsCross-Team CollaborationCommunication SkillsTime Management

Required

U.S. Citizenship is required

Bachelor's degree in an Engineering Discipline

Two (2) or more years of software engineering experience

Experience building production embedded systems or firmware

Understanding of embedded operating systems and bare-metal programming

Comfortable working with hardware and debugging tools

Strong problem-solving skills for performance and memory optimization challenges

Preferred

Proficiency in C for embedded development

Experience with microcontrollers, firmware development, and low-level programming

Understanding of embedded constraints, timing requirements, and deterministic behavior

Familiarity with hardware interfaces, protocols, and sensor integration

Experience with hardware bring-up, schematic reading, and familiarity with design tools like Altium or similar PCB/schematic software

Experience with SPI, I2C, UART or similar protocols

Willingness to work on high-level software that interfaces with embedded systems

Experience or willingness to learn PCB design via Altium

Company

MPR Associates, Inc.

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In 1964, a trio of visionary engineers, from Admiral Rickover's Naval nuclear propulsion program, set out to form a company built around technical excellence.

Founded in 1964

Alexandria, Virginia, USA

201-500 employees