Embedded Software Engineer

Heaviside Industries, Inc. is hiring an Embedded Software Engineer in Marina del Rey, CA (onsite) to build and validate firmware for microcontrollers and embedded Linux systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, write, and debug firmware for microcontrollers and embedded Linux platforms (including Raspberry Pi) that control sensors, actuators, and other production-floor hardware
• Translate systems-level requirements from hardware, controls, and manufacturing engineering into embedded software architecture and code
• Build and maintain integrations with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) API, pushing machine and process data up and pulling work orders, recipes, and routing instructions down
• Write unit and integration tests and create validation fixtures to verify firmware behavior against requirements
• Debug field-reported issues across the stack, including hardware/electrical faults, firmware, and network communication
• Document architecture, interfaces, and requirements traceability to keep systems and software aligned
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and manufacturing engineering teams across the product lifecycle, from prototype to production deployment

Requirements

• Experience designing and debugging firmware for microcontrollers and/or embedded Linux platforms
• Ability to translate cross-functional systems requirements (hardware, controls, manufacturing) into embedded software design
• Experience integrating with APIs or external systems (e.g., MES, ERP, or similar production/data systems)
• Strong testing discipline, including writing unit/integration tests and building validation fixtures
• Full-stack debugging skills spanning hardware/electrical, firmware, and network layers
• Solid documentation habits, especially around architecture and requirements traceability
• Comfort working cross-functionally with hardware, systems, and manufacturing engineers across the full product lifecycle
• Proficiency in Embedded C and/or C++
• U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.62)

Technologies

• Embedded C
• C++
• Raspberry Pi
• Manufacturing Execution System (MES) API
• MES
• ERP
• C#
• Python

Benefits

• Long-term incentives via stock options
• Medical, vision & dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan

Nice to Have

• Experience with C# and/or Python
• Prior work in a manufacturing or production-floor environment
• Familiarity with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) specifically
• Experience with Raspberry Pi or similar SBC platforms in a production setting

Compensation

• Salary range: USD 140,000 - 200,000 per year
• Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data
• Individual level and base pay are determined case-by-case and may vary based on skills, education, experience, technical capabilities, and internal equity
• Compensation Range listed: $140K - $200K