Embedded Software Engineer

Engineer the Connected Future of HVAC as an Embedded Software Engineer 

Location: Indianapolis, In | Schedule: 9am to 5pm | Payrate: $78.49/hour

Are you passionate about embedded software, firmware development, and bringing innovative technology to life? PDS Tech Commercial is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to partner with a leader in the HVAC manufacturing industry!

This is an exciting opportunity to develop cutting-edge firmware that powers intelligent, connected HVAC systems. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, working with microcontrollers, and developing reliable embedded solutions, we want to hear from you!

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware using C.

• Develop bare-metal and RTOS-based, multi-threaded firmware for ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers.

• Implement interrupt-driven architectures and low-level hardware drivers.

• Work with DMA, timers, watchdogs, GPIO, UART, SPI, and I2C interfaces.

• Develop bootloaders, firmware update systems, and over-the-air (OTA) updates.

• Debug and troubleshoot firmware using J-Link, SWD, and GDB tools.

• Collaborate with hardware and electrical engineering teams to validate firmware performance.

• Utilize oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other test equipment to troubleshoot hardware and firmware.

• Support firmware testing, code reviews, documentation, and continuous integration processes.

• Apply secure coding practices and cybersecurity principles, including secure boot, encryption, and key management.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.

• 5+ years of experience designing and developing embedded firmware.

• Strong, hands-on experience with Embedded C (mandatory).

• Experience with bare-metal programming and multi-threaded RTOS-based firmware.

• Strong knowledge of ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers and interrupt-driven architectures.

• Experience with hardware peripherals, communication protocols, and low-level drivers.

• Experience debugging and troubleshooting embedded systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of embedded development workflows and modular firmware architecture.

• Experience with state-machine design, CMake, and Make build systems.

• Familiarity with version control, CI/CD, automated testing, and unit testing.

• Understanding of Agile development, design documentation, and code reviews.

• Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices, including encryption, certificates, key management, secure communication, and secure boot.

• Experience with OTA firmware updates and bootloader development.

• Hands-on experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and hardware debugging tools.

• Ability to independently manage complex engineering assignments while collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.

If you're an experienced Embedded Software Engineer who loves turning complex hardware challenges into reliable software solutions, this is your opportunity!

Bring your coding expertise. Drive innovation. Help build the technology of tomorrow.

Apply today with PDS Tech Commercial and take your engineering career to the next level!

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