Senior Software Engineer

U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of software solutions for internal projects and external customers.

This role involves the full software development lifecycle, including gathering requirements, designing software architecture, developing applications, troubleshooting issues, and supporting software integration with customer products.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on development experience with C, C++, and C#, a background in embedded systems, and experience working in automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, or manufacturing automation environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead software engineering activities, including architecture, design, development, testing, and deployment of software applications and systems.

• Develop software solutions for embedded controllers, user interfaces, diagnostic and flashing tools, communication gateways, and data processing applications.

• Gather, analyze, and document customer, user, and engineering software requirements.

• Create and review technical documentation, including software requirements, sequence and timing diagrams, UI wireframes, process flows, user stories, test plans, test reports, project schedules, and user guides.

• Develop customer quotations by defining project scope, assumptions, deliverables, timelines, and estimated costs.

• Perform hands-on software development, debugging, troubleshooting, and maintenance of existing applications.

• Identify and resolve software defects to improve system performance, reliability, and functionality.

• Lead improvements to software development processes, including code reviews, unit testing, system testing, and automated testing.

• Support continuous integration, issue tracking, project task management, and team collaboration.

• Work closely with engineering teams and customers to ensure software solutions meet technical and business requirements.

Required Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

• Minimum of 8 years of professional software development experience.

• Experience developing software within automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, or manufacturing automation environments.

• Hands-on programming experience with C, C++, and C#.

• Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. lawful permanent resident to meet ITAR compliance requirements.

Technical Skills and Knowledge

• Working knowledge of communication protocols and standards, including:

  • Controller Area Network (CAN bus)

  • Unified Diagnostic Services (UDS/ISO 14229)

  • SAE J1979 and SAE J1939

  • Serial communications

  • Ethernet communications

• Strong software debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to design and develop intuitive, user-friendly interfaces.

• Experience supporting software testing, defect resolution, and system integration.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and nontechnical audiences.

• Ability to work independently, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and manage multiple assignments simultaneously.

• Ability to perform vehicle-level testing, which may require driving a vehicle.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing and architecting software products from the ground up.

• Experience developing diagnostic software tools.

• Familiarity with additional technologies and tools, including:

  • HTML/HTML5

  • Python

  • Qt

  • LabVIEW

  • MATLAB/Simulink

  • Microsoft Visio

  • Visual Basic

• Experience with database design and development.

• Experience developing and implementing automated software testing solutions.

• Ability to plan, estimate, schedule, and coordinate technical project activities.

• Experience leading or managing a small team of software developers.

• Hands-on automotive mechanical or electrical experience.