Senior Software Embedded Engineer

Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data

Senior Software Embedded Engineer

Job Summary:

Our client in Torrance, CA is looking for a Senior Software Embedded Engineer. This is a contract position.

What You Will Do:

• Specification, design, implementation, and testing of both bare metal and RTOS low level software for power electronics applications.
• Work with/resolve ambiguity in requirements/specifications/designs.
• Design and specify interfaces between application software and firmware.
• Design, develop, implement and test multicore interfaces and applications.
• Develop multicore, timing critical software architectures.
• Create elegant, efficient real time software components and interfaces.
• Develop software component testing methodologies and implementations to ensure maturity/stability/release readiness.
• Work with hardware and debuggers at a bench and HIL level to verify software operation.
• Design ISO26262 compliant software.
• Document requirements, software design and test procedures and results.

What You Will Need:

Basics:

• Basic Software.
• Bootloader.
• Device Drivers.
• Embedded C.
• Low Level.
• Real time.
• Fluency in state-of-the-art embedded software practices using the C programming language.
• Knowledge of software build procedures and the ability to maintain build scripts (Bazel, SCons preferred, CMake, Makefile).
• Strong background in real-time software component and drivers (I2C) design and testing.
• Proficiency in version control software processes and techniques (GitFlow, GitLab).
• At least a bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering or computer science. Master's degree preferred.
• 5 years software development experience with real-time embedded C systems.
• Salary range: 124k - 168k annual.

How You Will Be Successful:

• Envision the Future
• Communicate Honestly and Broadly
• Seek Technology and Business "First"
• Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discounts
• Free training on all Altair products

Why Work with Us:

Altair is a global technology company that provides software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer's toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today's problems into tomorrow's opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit

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At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world's most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer's toughest challenges.

Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair's history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.