generalmatter
Embedded Software Engineer
At a Glance
- Location
- United States
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Compensation
- salary range for this role is $100,000–$180,000 annually. Compensation bands
- Posted
- 2026-02-17T21:55:38-05:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Embedded Systems
- Engineering
Requirements
Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals.
Ability to perform trade studies and make clear recommendations using first principles and engineering fundamentals even with partial information.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or a STEM discipline and 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering; OR 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering in lieu of a degree (internship experience is applicable).
Development experience in C, C++, Golang, Python or Rust.
Experience with embedded or low-level systems development.
Data acquisition system setup, maintenance, and development
Responsibilities
As a General Matter Embedded Software Engineer, you will develop performant, safe and high-quality software to directly control our systems.
Your code will be responsible for commanding actuators and processing high-speed signals in applications where safety and accuracy are exceedingly important.
You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including electrical engineers, software engineers, chemical engineers, manufacturing engineers, nuclear engineers, materials scientists and physicists.
Architect functionally safe and scalable architectures.
Develop control and data acquisition firmware in low-level languages for safety critical and fault-tolerant applications (C/C++, Rust, PLC programming).
Support integrated system testing.
About the Company
General Matter is enriching uranium in America.
Our mission is to restore our country’s ability to make nuclear fuel. Our fuel will help power AI, manufacturing, and other critical industries. It will power our next generation of reactors. Ultimately, it will power our national ambitions.
We were incubated by Founders Fund, like Anduril and Palantir before us, and we are backed by top tier investors.
Our lean, world-class team of engineers and operators is applying a first-principles approach to solving the problem of nuclear fuel production.
We are a mission-driven company with a culture of urgency, accountability and transparency.