Principal Software Engineer, Embedded

Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).

LOCATION: Hybrid - Kirkland, WA 

• →Design, develop, and optimize high-assurance software components using C++.
• →Lead secure architecture design and code review processes for new and existing systems.
• →Drive adoption of quality coding practices and tools across the engineering organization.
• →Design and develop reusable cross platform architectures and frameworks for embedded SW.
• →Help drive and support testing efforts across teams and projects.
• →Work alongside radar, signal processing, and other software engineers to implement platform functionality to meet specific system control and signal processing needs.
• →Mentor and provide technical direction to mid-level and junior developers.

·    Strong Experience designing and building embedded Linux-based software applications in C++
·    Embedded systems debugging, troubleshooting, and code-testing knowledge using debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multi-meters
·    Knowledge of software development life cycle, and good coding practices 
·    Embedded programming and interfacing embedded systems to host computers and peripherals, using common communications protocols (UART, SPI, QSPI, I2C, TCPIP)
·    Desire and ability to learn quickly and be part of a world-class team
·    Proficiency in systems-level programming, memory management, and concurrency.
·    Strong debugging and performance optimization skills.

• Experience with secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC).
• Experience building tailored Linux OS’s (we use Yocto and Bitbake) and administering a Linux environment
• Familiar with DevOps concepts, continuous integration, continuous deployment.
• Experience developing secure solutions for embedded electronic RF systems (Radar, Electronic Warfare, Cellular, or other Wireless Technology)

• Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science or equivalent military / industry experience
• 10+ years of designing, implementing, building, integrate and testing Embedded software solutions in real time operating environments.
• Software architecture experience, assessing, describing and implementing new software designs using industry standard design patterns