Position may be located in Baton Rouge, LA or Frederick, MD.
We're looking for an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to contribute technically with a growing team of embedded software engineers in the development of mission-critical software for aerospace applications. This role is approximately 70% hands-on development and 30% laboratory testing, requiring both deep technical expertise and the ability to mentor team members, initiate testing, and contribute alongside a high-performing team.
What You'll Do- Serve as both an individual contributor and mentor of other embedded software engineers.
- Collaborate with the Chief Software Engineer to architect and implement embedded software solutions that meet program requirements.
- Develop embedded software in (primarily) C and other relevant languages as required.
- Ensure compliance with applicable aerospace and defense software standards, including AS9115, DO-178C for system safety.
- Manage tasks effectively, monitor and report progress to team leaders and actively adjust priorities to achieve schedule and budget constraints.
- Perform code reviews, enforce coding standards, and maintain software quality.
- Coordinate with systems engineers, and hardware teams to ensure software integrates seamlessly into the overall system.
- Provide technical oversight, mentorship, and career development guidance to embedded software team members.
What You'll BringRequired- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience developing embedded software for defense or aerospace systems.
- Strong proficiency in C; additional experience with C++, Python, or other languages is a plus.
- Familiarity with real-time operating systems (RTOS) and bare-metal development.
- Experience with embedded systems development tools, compilers, debuggers, and version control systems.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- U.S. Citizenship (due to program requirements); ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Preferred- Proven experience with AS9115, DO-178C and MIL-STD-882 or safety compliant software/system safety processes.
- Experience with safety-critical systems development in compliance with MIL-STD-882.
- Experience with embedded software for System on Chip (SoC) designs including MPSoC and RFSoC.
- Experience with requirements/compliance management modeling and tools such as DOORs, Visure, etc.
- Prior hands-on work with aerospace or defense embedded platforms.
Tools You'll UseTexas Instruments Code Composer Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Git, Static and Dynamic code analysis tools (LDRA or similar), PLM/PDM systems, ERP/MRP (Deltek Costpoint or similar), MS Office/Teams/SharePoint.
Work Environment & EligibilityOffice and laboratory environment with test facility exposure; ability to occasionally lift up to ~25 lbs; travel ~5-10% for customer meetings or test support.
All positions at Bascom Hunter are subject to background investigations. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history and identity check.
