Embedded Software Engineer 3

Overview

Continental Electronics Corporation is a leading provider of RF technologies and innovative solutions with 80 years of proven performance. CEC has experienced significant recent growth and has established itself as the go-to supplier for a diversified product line supporting a wide spectrum of markets from commercial products, military customers, to space research laboratories.

Continental Electronics Corporation is seeking a senior Embedded Software Engineer to help develop control, monitoring, and integration software for advanced RF transmitter systems used in commercial, defense, and research environments. This hands-on role works across embedded software, FPGA, hardware, SCADA/HMI, and test teams to translate requirements into reliable control software, develop operator-facing GUIs, support system integration, and validate behavior.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, debug, and maintain embedded software for RF control, monitoring, and integration applications

• Develop, configure, and maintain industrial SCADA/HMI applications using Ignition for equipment control, monitoring, alarming, trending, and operator workflows

• Develop and maintain GTK-based desktop GUIs for embedded Linux or industrial control applications, including status displays, configuration screens, diagnostics, and operator tools

• Review requirements, assess feasibility, identify risks, and contribute to software architecture and interface decisions

• Create maintainable code and clear technical documentation, including diagrams, comments, and test records

• Troubleshoot embedded Linux, Windows, and mixed hardware/software issues using logs, schematics, ICDs, lab equipment, and debugging tools

• Support design reviews, integration, validation, and quality reporting with cross-functional engineering teams

• Uphold the company’s core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork
• Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct
• It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects in order for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem
• Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar technical discipline
• 5+ years of embedded software, firmware, or systems-level software development experience
• demonstrated success developing a variety of software systems, and/or experience developing control and monitoring applications utilizing custom register interfaces and TCP protocols as part of the overall application architecture

• Strong C/C++ skills, with working knowledge of Linux, TCP/IP networking, and hardware/software integration

• Demonstrated experience creating SCADA or HMI GUIs for industrial systems, preferably using Ignition, including tags, screens, alarms, trends, and operator workflows

• Experience developing GTK+ GUIs, preferably for embedded Linux, industrial controls, test equipment, or hardware-facing applications

• Experience with register interfaces, TCP protocols, or other hardware/software interfaces

• Ability to debug mixed hardware/software systems using ICDs, lab equipment, schematics, or board-level documentation

• Experience with Git, Jira, CI/CD pipelines, or similar team development tools.

• Occasional international travel required (up to 12 weeks a year)

• Selected candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance issued by the U.S. Government throughout the course of their employment

• This job requires the applicant to be a "U.S. Person” (or otherwise authorized by the U.S. Government) to access export controlled information. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with React, C#, Python, Bash, Tcl/Tk, JavaScript, or similar

• Experience commissioning or supporting Ignition-based SCADA/HMI screens connected to PLCs, embedded controllers, instrumentation, or networked industrial devices

• Exposure to DSP, IoT, control systems, instrumentation, PLCs, NTP, or servo motor tuning

• Nice to have prior RF (radio frequency) experience

Please review our benefits here: Life at OSI

Pay may range from $115,000 to $133,000 annually

The pay range above represents annual base salary only. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as your job level, geographic location, date of hire, experience, job-related knowledge and skills, and education in conjunction with market and business considerations.

Base salary is one component of your total rewards package. You may be eligible for long-term incentives, potential discretionary bonuses, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discounted rate through the Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP). OSI also offers comprehensive benefits including various options for health plans, access to 401(k) retirement plan, health savings account, disability insurance, life insurance, AD&D insurance, leave of absence programs and an array of voluntary benefits. In addition, paid time off is offered to be used for vacation, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty. Full-Time salaried employees are entitled to flexible time-off.

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