Top Embedded Software Engineer Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

The Embedded Software Engineer III will design and verify embedded software for space avionics systems, collaborating with hardware engineers and addressing performance trade-offs for mission-critical applications.

Develop, test, and maintain embedded software for satellite, airborne, and ground systems across the full software lifecycle. Implement and integrate code (Rust/C/C++/Python), work with Embedded Linux and FPGA interfaces, configure embedded Linux distributions, use messaging protocols, produce UML diagrams, follow formal development practices, and support integration, documentation, and operations in an on-site defense environment.

Develop, test, and maintain embedded software for satellite, airborne, and ground systems across the full software lifecycle. Work on-site to implement CI/CD and containerized workflows, design using UML, integrate with FPGAs and messaging (MQTT/ZeroMQ), configure embedded Linux distributions (PetaLinux/Yocto), and follow formal software development and configuration management practices.

The Embedded Software Engineer will analyze and develop embedded software systems, provide customer support, and apply software engineering and cybersecurity methods.

Design, build, and scale embedded connectivity and security for distributed energy devices. Implement networking (Ethernet/Wi‑Fi/Thread/Zigbee/BLE), secure provisioning, OTA firmware pipelines, telemetry, and diagnostics. Support testing, certification, manufacturing validation, and cross-functional collaboration from prototype to deployment.

The Software Engineer will design, create, and maintain software for SparkFun's microcontrollers and single board computers, collaborating with hardware engineers and the open source community.

Design, develop, debug, and maintain BIOS and platform firmware for high-performance server platforms. Lead platform bring-up, processor and chipset initialization, hardware integration, testing, and release readiness. Mentor engineers, coordinate with hardware partners and vendors, and produce test plans, diagnostics, and documentation to ensure reliable firmware across multiple architectures.

Provide technical leadership for embedded camera platforms, owning system architecture, on-device software, encoding, storage, streaming, and edge analytics. Lead JDM partner integration, cross-functional alignment, mentorship, architecture/code reviews, and adoption of AI-driven development tools to deliver robust edge devices.

Design, implement, verify, and debug real-time embedded flight software for spacecraft and space vehicles. Lead architecture and design decisions, develop simulators and automated testing frameworks, perform system-level testing, and support CI efforts. Collaborate with hardware, avionics, guidance, navigation, control, and systems teams. Mentor engineers, review requirements and code, and contribute across multiple Agile programs.

Designs, develops, tests, integrates, and supports embedded software for satellite, UAV, launch vehicle, and other aerospace systems. Responsibilities span microcontrollers, Linux-based single-board computers, low-level drivers, board support packages, applications, user interfaces, real-time systems, and FPGA interfaces. The role includes code and design reviews, validation, quality assurance, performance optimization, documentation, customer presentations, proposal support, and post-production or in-orbit customer support.

Develop and maintain spacecraft flight software and software-in-the-loop systems across the mission lifecycle. Design, implement, test, debug, document, integrate, and validate software controlling spacecraft subsystems, ground stations, and mission operations. Perform code and design reviews, reliability and fault-recovery analysis, hardware integration, configuration management, and in-orbit support. Mentor spacecraft engineers and contribute to architecture, requirements, verification, and mission operations for satellite systems.

Develop and test flight software for the Blue Ring spacecraft, working on embedded systems and collaborating with cross-discipline teams.

Develop and maintain real-time embedded firmware and software for microcontroller-based RF and quantum sensing systems. Integrate hardware and software, implement DSP/RF algorithms, port and cross-compile code between Windows and Linux, and support lab testing and production reliability. Mentor junior engineers, use Agile tools, and travel up to 25%. Must be eligible for TS/SCI clearance.

The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will design and verify embedded software for avionics in Lunar vehicles, collaborate with hardware engineers, and utilize advanced tools for debugging and performance analysis.

The Principal Engineer will develop safety-critical software and test infrastructure for autonomous vehicle systems, ensuring high quality and scalability while collaborating with other teams.

Design and deliver safety-critical embedded and system test infrastructure. Develop and maintain embedded C/C++ software, automated characterization/calibration, HIL test cases, and CI/CD integration. Triage issues, perform root-cause analysis, coordinate with hardware and safety teams, support deployment and maintenance, mentor team members, and contribute to system safety and scalability for autonomous vehicle fleets.

Provides technical leadership for designing, developing, optimizing, porting, and certifying GPGPU and AI inference libraries built on Vulkan SC drivers. The role targets embedded GPU platforms such as Arm Mali and Intel, maintains AI model testing infrastructure, defines validation standards, supports customer deployments, and troubleshoots drivers. It also involves documentation, competitive analysis, cross-functional architecture decisions, mentoring, onboarding, and exploring emerging AI compute capabilities.

Develop and maintain embedded firmware and kernel/user-mode device drivers for Ethernet-based networking devices. Design, implement, test, and integrate drivers into a Linux and AUTOSAR communication stack, build SDK components, and create debug/test utilities and automated unit/system tests for safety-critical automotive applications.

Design, build, and test safety-critical vehicle firmware: RTOS applications, bootloaders, drivers, and communication stacks. Lead board/SoC bring-up, optimize performance on resource-constrained MCUs, own MCU-sensor-main compute communications, create automated unit/integration/system tests, mentor engineers, and apply safety processes for production deployments.

Optimize Ubuntu integration across latest IoT and server-class hardware, lead customer engagements, and work with open source communities in a remote, collaborative environment.

Serve as an embedded Linux expert on customer projects: design and refactor real-time architectures, develop Linux kernel drivers, debug low-level hardware/software issues, optimize kernel performance, collaborate with customers and internal teams, lead technical efforts, produce high-quality deliverables, and create technical proposals to support product lifecycle and certification.

Design and implement embedded firmware and low-level software for server BMCs and GPU/HPC platforms. Enhance OpenBMC, enable real-time telemetry of power/thermal sensors, debug low-level drivers and interfaces, validate hardware-firmware integration, and contribute to long-term firmware architecture for cluster reliability.