Senior Firmware Engineer

Senior Embedded Firmware EngineerRedmond, WA | On-site | $185K–$210K + equity | Relocation supportA VC-backed space technology company that has secured $100M in funding is developing a scalable, electronically steered radar platform for spaceborne SAR, Earth observation and advanced defence missions.They are seeking a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to lead the development of mission-critical flight firmware supporting radar operation, data collection, storage and processing.ResponsibilitiesArchitect, develop and test embedded firmware in C/C++.Translate customer and partner requirements into practical firmware solutions.Integrate software with FPGA/SoC processing platforms.Support board bring-up, hardware integration and system-level debugging.Optimise low-latency data movement between processors, FPGAs, memory, storage and network interfaces.Develop test plans and verify software on flight-representative hardware.Evaluate compute, memory, power and implementation trade-offs.Collaborate with radar, FPGA, electrical and mechanical engineers.Take ownership from requirements through integration and qualification.Required experienceEight or more years of embedded firmware or flight-software development.Strong embedded C/C++ experience.Direct software or firmware experience on spacecraft, satellites or spaceborne payloads.RTOS, embedded Linux or bare-metal development.BSPs, bootloaders, device drivers and hardware bring-up.FPGA/SoC integration and hardware-level debugging.Understanding of space-grade architecture, fault tolerance and SEU mitigation.Ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment.ITAR eligibility.Highly desirableMicroBlaze, Zynq or another FPGA-based processor.VxWorks, FreeRTOS or PetaLinux.DMA, DDR and high-speed FPGA-to-processor data movement.SPI, I²C, UART, GPIO, Ethernet or SpaceWire.Radar, RF payload or signal-processing experience.Ability to read electrical schematics.Candidates whose experience is limited to ground systems, simulation, mission control or ground-support equipment will not meet the flight-firmware requirement.Salary: $185K–$210K base plus equityLocation: On-site in Redmond, WashingtonRelocation: Assistance can be discussed