What are the responsibilities and job description for the Embedded Software Engineer position at Detector Electronics LLC?
Join our team as an Embedded Software Engineer—help realize our vision:
“Zero loss of lives, no injuries or damages caused by fire and gas!”
Why Autronica?
At Autronica, you're joining a leading innovator, manufacturer, and supplier of fire and gas safety systems worldwide. Our solutions protect lives and assets on land, at sea, and in demanding industries like petrochemical, oil, and gas. Headquartered in Trondheim, Norway's technology hotspot, we combine global presence with local expertise. Our greatest strength is our people: their expertise, creativity, and passion. Join us and make a difference.
About the role
Do you want to be part of our Trondheim-based R&D team working to achieve zero loss of lives, injuries, or damage caused by fire and gas? We’re looking for a motivated and creative Embedded Software Developer with strong programming skills to help design reliable, high-performance, and safety-critical fire alarm systems.
You will be part of a team developing modular software components that run on both embedded devices and PC-based applications:
- ThreadX and Linux are used as the primary operating systems.
- C and Rust are the main programming languages across embedded modules.
- Rust is also used for PC-based applications that support configuration, testing, and simulation.
This role gives you the opportunity to work across the full development cycle of embedded systems — from low-level device integration to tools and interfaces that support configuration, testing, operation, and service.
Your Responsibilities
As an Embedded Software Engineer you will:
- Design and develop reliable, high-performance software for safety-critical embedded systems.
- Implement modules in C and Rust for microcontrollers running RTOS (ThreadX) and Linux[1]based platforms.
- Work with system-level programming, focusing on robustness, efficiency, and maintainability.
- Contribute to PC-based applications in Rust for configuration, simulation, and testing.
- Integrate and test software with microcontrollers, hardware interfaces, and communication protocols.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, system engineers, and fellow developers to ensure end-to-end quality.
- Use CI/CD pipelines follow agile processes with tools like JIRA.
- Perform code reviews, write automated tests, and contribute to continuous improvement of development practices.
- Stay up to date on embedded development practices, RTOS programming, and evolving programming languages such as Rust.
- Actively explore and apply AI tools to improve productivity, code quality, and testing efficiency.
What we’re looking for
You combine strong technical expertise with a focus on building robust, efficient, and safety[1]critical embedded systems. You enjoy solving low-level challenges while also contributing to tools that improve development, testing, and operation.
Must-have qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybernetics, Electronics or similar field.
- Strong programming skills in C, C and/or Rust.
- Experience with RTOS (ThreadX or similar) and microcontroller development.
- Solid understanding of Linux environments and system programming concepts (e.g., memory management, IPC, TCP/IP).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and version control with Git.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and collaboration tools such as JIRA.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
Nice to have:
- Experience with safety-critical or regulated systems.
- Knowledge of hardware/software integration and debugging with oscilloscopes, logic analysers, or similar tools.
- Experience developing simulation or configuration tools.
- Familiarity with applying AI tools to support development, testing, or documentation.
Personal qualities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Quality-focused and committed to building robust,reliable, and maintainable software.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills, able to collaborate across disciplines (hardware, systems, software).
- Self-driven, structured, and eager to learn new technologies and approaches.
- Passionate about software craftsmanship, continuous improvement, and staying up to date with modern development practices.
What we offer
- Meaningful work in a mission-driven company.
- Competitive salary and benefits.
- A supportive and inclusive work culture.
- 6th week of paid vacation.
- Free on-site car parking.
- Flexible working hours.
- Pension and insurance schemes.
- Opportunities for growth through courses, events, and mentoring.
As part of the recruitment process, shortlisted candidates may be subject to a background check conducted by a third party. The outcome of this assessment will be considered in the final selection of the candidate.
Our commitment to you
In our organization you can have an impact from day one. With us, each person has an important role, with many opportunities to define their own path. You will have skilled colleagues to spar with on challenging and rewarding projects. If you are motivated and we find you to be "a good match", we are prepared to build you up despite having not long work experience.
We consider diversity and inclusion to be decisive factors for our success. Therefore, we encourage candidates with different backgrounds, genders, and ages to apply.
Contact person: Mads Robin Vernstad Kåsmo MadsRobinVernstad.Kasmo@autronicagroup.com
Deadline: ASAP
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