About the position
SEI advances software engineering principles and practices and serves as a national resource in software engineering and computer security. The SEI works closely with academia, defense and government organizations, and industry to continually improve software-intensive systems. We deliver innovative technologies and solutions, collaborate on research in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence systems, and transition maturing technologies into practice. Joining the SEI means becoming part of a world-class organization at the forefront of software engineering innovation. Our work has a profound impact on software systems across both government and industry. You'll collaborate with leading experts and work with cutting-edge technologies to tackle some of the nation's most complex and critical challenges. SEI is seeking an enthusiastic experienced associate real-time embedded engineer to work on safety-critical embedded software. You will work closely with a variety of software and hardware systems including bare-metal embedded systems, RTOSes, FPGAs, and embedded Linux. You will have opportunities to develop tools, techniques, and processes to solve some of the most difficult software problems that our government faces.
Responsibilities
- Understand complex, inter-dependent systems that hit multiple abstraction levels for embedded systems, interacting across a number of system interfaces.
- Design and develop embedded software tools and capabilities to analyze, test, and evaluate existing software.
- Apply systems engineering knowledge to identify and communicate weaknesses and flawed implementations of embedded functionality tracing from requirements.
- Utilize static analysis, dynamic testing, and complexity analysis tools to uncover software weaknesses, security vulnerabilities, and instances of poor engineering judgment, guiding a high-impact, safety-critical system toward robustness, reliability, and engineering soundness.
- Conduct research, experimentation, and present knowledge-sharing initiatives to enhance software development processes, demonstrate analytical capabilities, and foster a comprehensive understanding of system-of-systems (SoS) integration and performance.
Requirements
- BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline with three (3) years of experience; OR MS in the same fields with one (1) year of experience.
- Experience in a collaborative team environment as a software developer, software engineer, verification engineer, or related field.
- Proficiency in one or more of the following: C, C++, VHDL, Verilog, Python, C#.
- Experience building, analyzing, debugging, and/or testing bare-metal systems and familiarity with a CMSIS/HAL/specific peripheral driver.
- Experience in one or more of the following: Java, Go, Rust, Ada, MATLAB.
- Experience with FPGAs and/or heterogeneous computing boards that require communication and synchronization between specialized hardware/chips.
- Exposure to modern RTOSes, e.g. VxWorks or Integrity, and developed and analyzed embedded software.
- Experience with common embedded interfaces and protocols: I2C, CAN, SPI, RS-232, RS-422, etc.
- Experience developing embedded software and performance tests and interpreting the results.
- Understanding of the Department of Defense (DoD) Systems Engineering lifecycle.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to convey difficult engineering or technical challenges to stakeholders.
- Willingness to work 100% of the week onsite at either the SEI or customer facility.
- Ability to pass a background check and obtain and maintain an active Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance.
- Willingness to travel (25%) outside of your office location to other SEI offices, sponsor sites, conferences, and offsite meetings.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance.
- Tuition benefits for classes at Carnegie Mellon University for you and your dependent children.
- Generous time off.
- Robust retirement savings policy with an 8% monthly contribution without requiring employee contribution.
- Access to university resources, including campus fitness facilities, mindfulness programs, childcare, and free transportation on the Port Authority Transit System.
- Paid parental and military leave.
- Relocation assistance.
- Access to a Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs.
- Fitness center access.
- Life and accidental death and disability insurance.
