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Senior Embedded Software Engineer - TeraWave Customer Terminals
At a Glance
- Location
- Greater Seattle Area, United States
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Compensation
- y Range for: CA applicants is $197,529.00 - $276,539.55
WA applicants is $197,529
- Posted
- 2026-08-10
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Aerospace
- Embedded Systems
- Engineering
- Telecommunications
Requirements
7+ years of professional experience in embedded software development, specifically working on high-speed communications, radar, networking, or aerospace hardware.
Expert-level proficiency in modern C and C++ for embedded systems.
Deep experience working with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS (e.g., FreeRTOS, Zephyr, VxWorks) and/or Embedded Linux.
Strong ability to read complex electrical schematics, utilize datasheets, and use lab tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG debuggers) to isolate hardware vs.
Prior experience writing software to control phased array antennas, digital beamformers, or direct-RF sampling transceivers.
Experience configuring custom Embedded Linux distributions and cross-compiling toolchains using Yocto Project or Buildroot.
Compensation & Benefits
Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.
Responsibilities
We are seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize firmware for our next-generation satellite user terminal.
In this role, you will build mission-critical software enabling real-time beam steering, transceiver control, and high-throughput data routing.
You will work at the intersection of hardware and software, developing robust bare-metal or RTOS-based firmware to control high-speed communication systems and complex RF hardware.
Design and implement modular, highly reliable embedded C/C++ firmware for resource-constrained microcontrollers, FPGAs, or SoCs.
Write low-level software to program, calibrate, and dynamically update phase registers across hundreds of Beamforming ICs (BFICs) to achieve microsecond-level electronic beam steering.
Write and debug low-level peripheral drivers (SPI, I2C, UART, PCIe, Ethernet) to interface with transceivers, RF front-ends, and baseband processors.