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Senior Embedded Software Engineer

NextGen RF Design North Mankato, MN

North Mankato, MN

1mo ago Closed

$100k - $135k/yr Full time Electrical Engineering Senior Embedded Linux

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Jul 17, 2026).

Job Description

The Senior Embedded Software Engineer position at NextGen RF Design is based in North Mankato, MN with a hybrid work arrangement. The role encompasses designing, implementing, debugging, and maintaining low-level firmware across microcontrollers, SoCs, and embedded Linux. It is a hands-on, ownership-focused role that collaborates closely with hardware, FPGA, and DSP engineers. Salary: USD 100,000 - 135,000 per year.

Responsibilities

Embedded Software Development: Design, implement, and maintain embedded C/C++ firmware for microcontroller and SoC based systems. Implement real-time software in RTOS environments such as FreeRTOS or similar. Develop and maintain low-level drivers, BSPs, bootloaders, and hardware abstraction layers. Write efficient, deterministic, and maintainable code for interrupt-driven and time-critical tasks. Embedded Linux is used where appropriate to complement MCU/RTOS-based systems. Kernel configurations.
System Architecture & Integration: Collaborate with hardware, FPGA, and DSP engineers to define hardware/software partitioning. Translate system requirements into clear, testable software designs and interfaces. Participate in design reviews to ensure architectures are scalable, testable, and production-ready. Support integration of embedded software into complete RF and embedded systems.
Debugging & Bring-Up: Lead board bring-up and system-level debugging on new hardware. Diagnose and resolve complex issues including memory corruption, stack overflows, race conditions, timing issues, watchdog resets, hard faults, kernel panics, and low-level Linux problems. Utilize JTAG/SWD debuggers, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and trace tools to debug across hardware, firmware, and OS boundaries.
Customer & Business Alignment: Work with customers to capture requirements and translate them into system-level specifications, communicating design tradeoffs. Represent the company at customer design reviews, technical working groups, and industry events as needed.
Verification, Quality & Production Support: Develop and execute unit, integration, and system-level tests. Ensure software meets performance, reliability, and maintainability targets. Support manufacturing test, field issues, and long-term product sustainment. Contribute to coding standards, documentation, and software best practices. Support requirements traceability, documentation, and formal verification activities consistent with structured product development and quality systems.
Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers. Lead by example in code quality, design rigor, and problem solving. Influence engineering practices without formal management responsibility.

Requirements

BS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
10+ years of professional embedded software development experience.
Strong background in embedded Linux, including kernel-level debugging.
Experience with interrupts, DMA, and memory-mapped I/O.
Multithreading, synchronization, and real-time constraints experience.
Device driver development expertise.
Deep debugging skills using software and hardware tools.
C/C++ development for embedded systems, including bare metal and RTOS contexts.
Git-based version control and CI/CD workflows familiarity.
Experience with LoRa, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE/5G, or proprietary modulations.
Familiarity with Atlassian JIRA or equivalent tracking tools.
Proven ability to lead engineering teams or mentor junior engineers.
Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey technical tradeoffs to engineers and executives.
Experience with ISO 9001 or other regulated development environments is preferred.
End-to-end ownership mindset: define requirements, document designs, develop and verify firmware, and work with interrupt-driven, real-time systems and device drivers.
Ability to evaluate and partition functions across CPU, FPGA, and peripherals with clear cost, performance, and schedule tradeoffs.

Technologies

C, C++, FreeRTOS, Embedded Linux
Kernel-level debugging, JTAG, SWD
Logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, trace tools
Git, CI/CD
LoRa, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE/5G
FPGA, DSP
Atlassian JIRA
BSPs, bootloaders

Benefits

401(k)
Health insurance

Job Snapshot

Base Pay: Competitive; commensurate with experience
Employment: Full-Time, OnSite/Hybrid
Job Type: Engineering, Embedded Design
Education: BSCE/BSEE required
Experience: 7 years experience preferred
Manages Others: No
Industry: RF Engineering Services
Required Travel: Not Specified

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