ACARA Jobs
Jr. Embedded Engineer
Apply- ID: 556182
- Posted: 12/18/2025
- Location: Prescott, AZ
- Category: IT - Information Technology
- Job Type: Direct Placement
- Duration: Direct Placement
Description
The Embedded Engineer designs and implements real-time embedded software forour client's products, including software defined radios, navigation & communication radios, airborne servers, audio products and other similar products. This includes software design, coding, debugging, test and verification, documentation, and support of certification activities. It may include development of low-level drivers and real time embedded applications. It may also include development of customer facing application software used to configure our clients' avionics products.
Location: Prescott, AZ
Duration: Fulltime
Primary responsibilities include:
- Embedded Software Design & Development – Architect, code, and integrate software for real-time operating environments, including low-level drivers, board support packages, and application-level features for communication, audio, and RF-based products.
- Coding & Implementation – Develop in C/C++ (and C# where required), following aviation-grade coding standards, safety considerations, and performance constraints.
- Debugging & Problem Solving – Troubleshoot issues at the firmware, hardware, and system level using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and in-circuit debugging tools.
- Verification & Validation – Write and execute test plans, support laboratory validation, simulate real-world operating conditions, and ensure compliance with certification requirements.
- Documentation & Compliance – Generate design documentation, software requirements, test results, release notes, and artifacts needed to satisfy aviation certification standards.
- Cross-Functional Engineering Support – Work closely with electrical, RF, audio, and systems engineers to ensure seamless hardware/software integration.
- Customer-Facing Software Support – May design or enhance PC-based or mobile applications used by customers to configure, monitor, or update avionics products.
- Lifecycle & Sustainment Engineering – Support fielded equipment, investigate performance feedback, resolve defects, and participate in update cycles for long-lived aerospace platforms.
- Schedule & Delivery Ownership – Support internal milestones, program schedules, metrics, and deliverables tied to aviation product launches.
Job Requirements
Required Skills / Qualifications:
- Software engineering skills within the majority of the following areas;
- Basic knowledge of software engineering fundamentals
- Basic knowledge of real time operating system (RTOS)
- Basic knowledge of microcontroller/microprocessor
- Experience/knowledge in development of PC applications
- Experience/knowledge in development of Real Time embedded software
- Experience/knowledge in development of device driver software
- Experience with C/C++/C#
- Experience with Python and other scripting languages
- Strong Analytic and problem solving skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Works to and supports schedules and metrics
Preferred Skills / Qualifications:
- Experience with DSP to perform audio and radio signal processing
- Experience using bench equipment; oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, In-Circuit Emulators, J-TAG debuggers
- MS Windows Application developments experience in C#/WPF
- Experience with application development within mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, Android, etc.)
- Experience with Linux
Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.