Embedded Software Engineer

Apera is hiring an Embedded Software Engineer for a 12-month hybrid contract focused on embedded real-time software for aerospace and defense electromechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, integrate, verify, document, and maintain embedded real-time application software
• Convert system, customer, and software requirements into reliable, testable software solutions
• Support hardware/software integration across sensors, actuators, motors, electrical hardware, and system interfaces
• Troubleshoot embedded software and hardware interactions, investigate anomalies, perform root-cause analysis, and apply corrective actions
• Develop and execute software verification activities to show compliance with defined system and software requirements
• Analyze test results, document findings, and support issue resolution during development, integration, production, and field support
• Create and maintain software requirements, design descriptions, interface documentation, technical analyses, and verification records
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, configuration management, change control, and software release activities
• Interpret electrical schematics, interface control documents (ICDs), and engineering specifications
• Collaborate with engineering, program management, production, and quality teams to address technical risks and meet program objectives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related STEM discipline with 2+ years of relevant professional experience, or an advanced degree in a related field
• Experience with embedded software development, real-time applications, software integration, verification, or a closely related technical discipline
• Working knowledge of the software development lifecycle including requirements analysis, software design, implementation, integration, testing, verification, and configuration management
• Proven ability to investigate complex technical problems, troubleshoot software issues, and support integration activities
• Ability to communicate technical information and collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Ability to manage assigned engineering priorities and meet established project schedules
• U.S. citizenship required; No sponsorship and No visas

Preferred Technical Experience

• Embedded real-time software development for microcontrollers, processors, or comparable embedded platforms
• Hands-on embedded hardware integration, debugging, and verification
• Sensor interface development, including analog-to-digital conversion (ADC)
• Embedded software for brushless DC (BLDC) motor-control applications
• Resolver interfaces and motor-position feedback
• Integration of software with electrical, electronic, and electromechanical systems
• Source control, issue tracking, code reviews, and continuous integration
• Interpretation of electrical schematics, ICDs, and other engineering drawings
• Aerospace, defense, or other safety-critical development experience
• DO-178/DO-178C software development and verification environments
• Requirements-based testing, verification, traceability, configuration management, and problem-reporting processes
• Laboratory-based hardware/software troubleshooting using debugging equipment or test environments
• Formal engineering reviews and structured product development processes

Technology Stack

• MATLAB/Simulink
• IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS
• C, C++
• RTOS
• Bare-metal

Position Details

• Contract duration: 12 months
• Work arrangement: Hybrid (one week onsite per month; remote for remaining weeks)
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Expected hours: 40.0 per week
• Work location: Hybrid remote in Middlebury, VT 05753
• Ability to commute: Middlebury, VT 05753 (required)

Pay

• $70.00 - $100.00 per hour (USD)

Application Questions

• How many years of professional experience do you have developing embedded software or firmware using C and/or C++?
• Have you personally developed software that runs directly on microcontrollers or embedded processors?
• Do you have hands-on experience developing real-time embedded software using an RTOS or bare-metal architecture?