Embedded Software Engineer | On-site Opportunity | Torrance, CA | Fastwater Staffing

📍Location: Torrance, CA
📄Employment Type: Full-Time
🏢Work Arrangement: 100% On-site, Monday–Friday
🚀Start Date: TBD
💰Compensation: TBD — based on skills and experience

Important Screening Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree inComputer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related STEM field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Open to candidates across experience levels, includingearly-career engineers and senior technical contributors.
• Experience with systems programming usingC++, Python, Rust, or similar languages.
• Familiarity withLinux-based development.
• Experience with low-level systems, hardware interfaces, or embedded software.
• Must be able to workon-site in Torrance, CA.
• U.S. work authorization and export-control eligibility requirements may apply.
• Security clearance or other U.S. Government authorization may be required depending on the position. Embedded Software Engineer- JD

About the Role

We are seekingEmbedded Software Engineers to develop, test, and integrate software that drives and simulates advanced flight systems.

The role spans multiple layers of the technology stack, includingapplications, operating systems, networking, firmware, and simulation. Engineers will work closely with hardware and software teams to build and debug mission-critical systems. Embedded Software Engineer- JD

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for engineers at all experience levels who enjoy workingclose to the hardware, solving difficult systems problems, and building reliable software for complex flight systems. Embedded Software Engineer- JD

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement reliable autonomous software systems.
• Develop simulations used to validate software precision and system dependability.
• Participate throughout the software development lifecycle, fromdesign and prototyping through testing, integration, and deployment.
• Evaluate test results and troubleshoot complex hardware/software issues.
• Perform hands-on integration and debugging across software and hardware systems.
• Develop tools supportingvirtualized hardware, hardware-in-the-loop, and vehicle-in-the-loop testing.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams on advanced flight-system capabilities.
• Contribute to guidance algorithms and integrated seeker image-processing efforts.
• Lead major software projects when appropriate.
• Support testing and operations at launch or customer sites when required.
• Improve software standards, development practices, and engineering processes. Embedded Software Engineer- JD

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or related STEM field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with systems programming inC++, Python, Rust, or similar languages.
• Familiarity with Linux-based development.
• Understanding of low-level systems programming and hardware interfaces.
• Experience with interfaces such asUART and I2C is valuable.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary engineering environment. Embedded Software Engineer- JD

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong C++ or Rust experience.
• Real-time embedded or distributed computing experience.
• Experience with Linux systems.
• Experience working withPowerPC, x86, ARM, or similar architectures.
• Bash, networking, and performance-analysis tools.
• Experience with debugging, performance optimization, and unit testing.
• Knowledge ofTCP/UDP networking.
• Experience building prototypes from first principles. Embedded Software Engineer- JD