Lead Embedded Software Engineer
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Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc.Aerospace Defense
Preference is onsite in Cedar Rapids, IA. Will consider remote candidates meeting all requirements.Full-TimeLead
Salary140,000 - 165,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Required Skills
- AgileSCRUMSoftware Architecture
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience developing or testing embedded software
- Strong experience in embedded C++ software development within RTOS environments (VxWorks preferred)
- Demonstrated expertise with ARINC-653 partitioning, I/O frameworks, and low-level software design
- Hands-on experience leading Agile or Scrum-based engineering teams
- Proficiency in work decomposition, backlog management, and metrics-based reporting (e.g., velocity, burndown, earned value)
- Experience with requirements traceability and verification (HLR/LLR) under DO-178C
- Ability to coordinate across multiple engineering and certification disciplines
Responsibilities
- Lead an Agile software development team within the Core Services & Libraries organization
- Break down program-level objectives into executable user stories, tasks, and milestones
- Assign and track work across team members, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, and quality standards
- Provide regular progress metrics and reporting to program management and customer representatives
- Mentor team members on software design, partitioning, certification, and avionics standards
- Contribute technically to the architecture, design, and implementation of core software components
- Collaborate with other leads to define interfaces, data flows, and I/O architecture across systems
- Ensure development aligns with certification objectives (DO-178C DAL A/B) and coding standards
- Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to continuously improve team performance
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