Embedded Software Engineer - III

Join Continental Electronics Corporation in Richardson, TX for an onsite Embedded Software Engineer role that bridges software and hardware to build system control and monitoring capabilities. This position combines hands-on engineering, clear technical documentation, and collaboration across teams, with an emphasis on Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork. The team supports professional growth through keeping up with modern development tools and participating in educational opportunities.

Pay: $115,000.00 - $133,000.00 per year

Responsibilities

• Develop software solutions by partnering with users, studying system flow, data usage, and existing work processes
• Use the software development lifecycle to anticipate problem areas and reduce risk across delivery
• Determine operational feasibility by evaluating problem definitions, requirements, and proposed solution approaches
• Document and demonstrate solutions through flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, clear code comments, and readable code
• Stay current on state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment by reading professional publications and maintaining professional networks
• Provide advice and coaching and participate in product and system design reviews
• Uphold core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork and demonstrate behavior consistent with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct
• Report quality problems or defects to a manager or senior leadership so corrective action can be implemented and recurrence avoided
• Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet business needs

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a DoD issued Secret Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical discipline
• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with demonstrated success developing a variety of software systems and/or control and monitoring applications using custom register interfaces and TCP protocols as part of the overall application architecture
• Experience developing and troubleshooting complex software systems running in mixed environments, including Linux, Unix, and/or Windows across desktop, server, tablet, and mobile systems, plus TCP/IP debugging with ICDs
• Experience configuring and using one or more of: Linux, C/C++, TCP/IP networking, and web development using JavaScript, Node.js, and GTK+3.x (or similar)
• Hands-on experience working with lower-level communication protocols, high power, lab/test equipment, schematics, and board-level components
• Occasional international travel required, up to 12 weeks per year

Technologies

Linux, Unix, Windows, TCP/IP, ICDs, C/C++, Javascript, Node.js, GTK+3.x, DSP, SOAP, Ant, Servo motor tuning, PLC Ladder Diagrams, NTP, Subversion, Git, AJAX, I2C, SPI, UART, USB, PCIe, GPIO, Python, BASH, Lua, CSH, Perl, TCL/TK, Jira, Buildroot, OpenEmbedded, GLADE, React, Ignition

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Desired Qualifications

• DSP, AJAX, SOAP, Ant, Servo motor tuning, PLC Ladder Diagrams, NTP, Subversion, Git
• Experience writing embedded / Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) globally distributed applications
• UI and human-computer interaction design using GLADE, React, Ignition, or something similar
• Experience modifying, designing, developing, and debugging device drivers for I2C, SPI, UART, USB, PCIe, GPIO
• Script tools: Python, BASH, Lua, CSH, Perl, TCL/TK
• Virtualization and simulation workflows using Git, SVN, Jira, Buildroot, OpenEmbedded
• Automated tests and optimizing builds
• Nice to have prior RF (radio frequency) experience

Work Location: In person (Richardson, TX)