Senior/Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Senior / Principal Embedded Software Engineer

📍 Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE (Onsite) 🚫 Remote/Hybrid: Not Applicable Onsite role (Relocation Mandatory)

🔴 Important Note (Must Read Before Applying)

• This is a full‑time onsite role in Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Only candidates willing to relocate should apply
• Candidates with Defense / Aerospace / Avionics domain experience are strongly preferred

✅ Role Overview

We are looking for experienced Senior / Principal Embedded Software Engineers to work on safety‑critical embedded systems. The role involves low‑level software development, working closely with hardware, and delivering deterministic, high‑reliability real‑time systems.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain low‑level embedded software using Embedded C/C++
• Work on bare‑metal and/or RTOS‑based systems
• Develop and integrate device drivers and Board Support Packages (BSP)
• Interface with hardware peripherals and microcontrollers
• Perform hardware–software integration and debugging
• Ensure real‑time performance, determinism, and reliability
• Participate in software architecture, design reviews, and code reviews
• Contribute to testing, validation, and quality compliance

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• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and V&V teams
• Mentor junior engineers and support technical decision‑making

✅ Mandatory Skills (NON‑NEGOTIABLE)

• Strong hands‑on experience in Embedded C / C++
• Expertise in low‑level programming / bare‑metal development
• Device driver & BSP development
• Strong knowledge of microcontrollers (MCU) / SoC / hardware peripherals
• Hands‑on experience with RTOS (FreeRTOS, VxWorks, QNX, ThreadX, etc.)
• Experience in real‑time systems and deterministic software behavior
• Strong hardware–software integration and debugging skills

✅ Preferred Skills (Strong Advantage)

• Experience in Defense, Aerospace, Avionics, or other safety‑critical domains
• Exposure to standards such as:
• DO‑178 / RTCA
• MIL‑STD
• IEC / IEEE standards

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• Experience in software architecture and system‑level design
• Understanding of certification and compliance‑driven development

✅ Experience & Qualification

• 10+ years of experience in embedded software development
• Bachelor’s/Master’s in:
• Electronics / Electrical / Computer Science / Embedded Systems or related field

✅ Work Location

📍 Abu Dhabi, UAE (Onsite – Mandatory Relocation)

✅ Who Should Apply

• Candidates with strong low‑level embedded expertise
• Professionals currently working in defense / aerospace / avionics domains
• Candidates willing to relocate to UAE for an onsite role

🚫 Who Should NOT Apply

• Application software / web / enterprise developers
• Engineers without low‑level or RTOS experience
• Candidates not willing to relocate to UAE