Embedded Engineer

Job Title: Embedded Engineer

Location: Mossville, IL 61552 (Hybrid M-F 8:00 am 4:30 pm, currently 3 days and later 5 days in office)

Hire Type: Contract (10 months)

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Required Education:

• Degree: Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or related field (Master s preferred) or equivalent experience
• Experience: 5+ years of professional software development experience with a strong focus on autonomy, robotics, or real-time systems
• Internships: Internships are not accepted as qualifying job experience for this senior-level role.

Required Skills:

• Strong expertise in C++ (required); proficiency in Python
• Proven experience designing and maintaining large-scale, production software systems
• Deep understanding of Linux-based development, multithreading, memory management, and performance optimization
• Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing, and delivery
• Knowledge of reading schematics and data sheets for components
• Basic knowledge of computer hardware and software.

Technical Skills (Highly Desirable)

• Experience with autonomy or robotics middleware (e.g., ROS/ROS2 or similar systems)
• Hands-on experience with perception systems (LiDAR, camera, radar, sensor fusion)
• Familiarity with motion planning, control algorithms, state estimation, or mapping
• Experience with simulation, HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop), SIL, or synthetic data pipelines
• Exposure to embedded systems, real-time operating constraints, or edge/GPU computing
• Experience working with distributed systems or middleware
• Experience developing software for off-highway, automotive, construction, mining, or industrial autonomy
• Knowledge of safety-oriented development practices, reliability engineering, or functional safety concepts.

Soft Skills

• Strong code review, design documentation, and technical communication skills.
• Ability to work within a large team that is spread out across the globe.
• Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issues.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design and implement software of embedded devices and systems from requirements to production and commercial deployment for product lines
• Lead the design, development, and ownership of major autonomy software components across perception, localization, planning, control, or platform layers
• Define and influence software architecture for scalable, reliable, and maintainable autonomy systems
• Translate algorithmic concepts and research prototypes into production-grade, real-time software
• Serve as a technical leader within the team, setting coding standards, best practices, and design patterns
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical coaching
• Contribute to technical roadmaps, risk assessments, and long-term platform strategy
• Collaborate closely with robotics, controls, AI/ML, simulation, systems, and safety teams to deliver end-to-end autonomy capabilities
• Drive integration of autonomy software with sensors, actuators, compute platforms, and vehicle networks (e.g., CAN, Ethernet)
• Lead debugging and root-cause analysis for complex issues observed in simulation, HIL, or field deployments
• Ensure software quality through automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, performance optimization, and documentation
• Analyze and enhance efficiency, stability, and scalability of system resources
• Review project requests describing database user needs to estimate time and cost required to accomplish project
• Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions.