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Xona · 7 hours ago

Embedded Software Engineer

Burlingame, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth. They are seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to develop and maintain application software for their satellite systems, focusing on enhancing software reliability and supporting robust on-orbit updates.

AerospaceGPSInformation ServicesNavigationSatellite CommunicationSoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and enhance embedded application software for Xona’s satellite systems

Maintain and extend drivers supporting in-house programmable logic (PL) deployments

Improve the robustness, reliability, and scalability of the build system and dependency chain

Develop software for PL fault detection and provide interfaces for upstream redundancy configuration

Evolve software applications as requirements change by adding, modifying, or removing features

Extend and maintain Xona’s custom Linux OS to support high-performance control and data transfer with proprietary hardware

Implement hardware emulation frameworks to support software development, build, and test workflows

Support and automate CI/CD pipelines for full PS+PL image testing and deployment

Contribute to the Xona OS roadmap, including exploration of asymmetric processing architectures

Qualification

Embedded software developmentC/C++CMake-based build systemsLow-level firmware developmentReal-time operating systemsCI/CD practicesPetaLinuxYocto build flowsHardware emulation frameworksDocumentation practicesAttention to detailIndependent work

Required

3–5 years of professional experience in embedded software development

Strong proficiency in C/C++

Experience with CMake-based build systems

Hands-on experience with low-level firmware development and debugging

Strong documentation practices and attention to detail

Ability to work independently as an individual contributor in a complex technical environment

To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e. Green Card holder), or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)

To comply with U.K. regulations, this role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks, and successful candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC)

Successful candidates must obtain and hold a security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR