Iridium · 3 months ago
Sr Software Engineer (Mobile Products)
McLean, VA
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expIridium is an award-winning satellite communications company known for its global connectivity solutions. They are seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to enhance and sustain the source code for mobile products, ensuring high-quality and reliable software development while mentoring junior engineers.
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No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design and develop embedded software for microcontrollers, ensuring high-quality, performance, and reliability
Autonomously execute software development tasks while meeting project timelines
Implement and optimize real-time operating systems, device drivers, and communication protocols
Debug and troubleshoot firmware issues, ensuring timely resolution
Reproduce, isolate and debug complex low-level problems that may span hardware and software interfaces
Integrate, build, and manage embedded software configuration
Write and maintain unit, regression and pairwise test suites for mobile product software
Create and maintain documentation, such as software requirements, ICDs, test plans and procedures
Lead and mentor junior software engineers to improve their skills and increase team productivity
Review work products created by other team members
Collaborate with software, hardware, and system development engineers
Work cross functionally to instill a strong culture of product quality within the organization
Provide technical guidance to cross-functional teams and stakeholders
Confidently present complex information to groups outside of your team through briefings, documentation, implementation plans, or issue resolutions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical field with 8+ years of relative software experience, including:
5+ years (post-college) developing embedded software for microcontrollers
6+ years(post-college) developing software in C, with a solid understanding of ANSI C, common data structures and memory management techniques
4+ years using Linux command-line interfaces
Demonstrated expertise in asynchronous, event-driven programming paradigms
Extensive experience designing embedded systems using preemptive, multitasking, real-time operating systems
Strong knowledge of OSI model, networking protocols, interfaces, and hardware subsystems
Comprehensive knowledge of communication protocols such as UART, SPI, and I2C
Hands-on experience in reading schematics and data sheets for components
Experience benchmarking algorithm performance for embedded systems using a combination of software and hardware techniques
Ability to proactively seek assistance when needed
Strong focus on continuously improving skills and acquiring new knowledge
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey products, deliverables, analyses, and issues to diverse audiences
Confidence and ability to build and sustain relationships with leadership and colleagues across teams
Analytical mindset, with the ability to assess situations or problems, think critically, and devise out-of-the-box solutions
Proactive in providing feedback and enthusiastic in sharing your knowledge
Capable of prioritizing your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met
Preferred
3+ years of experience in developing ancillary tools in Python
2+ Years of experience developing software for ARM M-series microcontrollers
2+ Years of expertise in multi-threading/multi-tasking
3+ years of experience working with agile methods (including Scrum or Kanban) & environment using the Atlassian suite
Hands-on experience with network analysis tools such as Wireshark
Embedded systems troubleshooting experience
Understanding of software production workflow using continuous integration
Knowledge of best practices for software version control (e.g., Git, Bitbucket)
Familiarity with RF communication systems and protocols
Working knowledge of bash, make and similar programming languages
Company
Iridium
Iridium's constellation consists of 66 low-earth orbiting (LEO), cross-linked satellites operating as a fully meshed.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2009-09-24IPO
Leadership Team
Matthew Desch
CEO
Gregory Pelton
Chief Technology Officer
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