Define, maintain, and enforce embedded software technical standards, design rules, and best practices.
Act as Design Authority for critical design decisions and formal technical review signoffs.
Chair and lead key milestone delivery design reviews.
Investigate and resolve critical and recurring design-related issues discovered during development or in deployed products.
Lead system-level embedded software architecture.
Guide hardware/software partitioning and interface definition.
Evaluate new technologies and methods to improve software quality and reliability.
Lead the embedded software quality improvement strategy to reduce design-related defects.
Drive improvements in architectural robustness, design methodologies, process and documentation, code structure and modularity, and interface definitions and error handling strategies.
Define and promote effective design review practices focused on early defect detection.

Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) from an accredited college or university
Extensively demonstrated years of experience in embedded software development in industrial or regulated environments.
Expert proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems.
Deep experience with RTOS and/or embedded Linux architectures.
Demonstrated success in reducing design-related defects through improved architecture and engineering practices.
Advanced experience defining and enforcing technical standards and design rules.
Proven ability to lead technical reviews and act as a Design Authority.
Advanced debugging and root-cause analysis skills across HW/SW boundaries.

Principal Engineer – Embedded Software

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