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Embedded Software Design & Verification Engineer

Fast Dolphin
Plano, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 6/5/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/3/2026

Fast Dolphin is an international staffing company with over two decades of experience specializing in recruiting bilingual and multilingual IT experts across the Americas and providing payroll and customized staffing solutions. Moreover, we take pride in boosting the careers and dreams of our professionals.


Recruiting a Embedded Software Design & Verification Engineer for a project in a Technology Company. Resumes to ligia.padilla@fastdolphin.com


Embedded Software Design & Verification Engineer


Location: Rockford, Illinois or Plano, Texas (Onsite/Hybrid based on project needs)

Duration: 12-month contract extensions

Industry: Aerospace / Safety-Critical Embedded Systems

Language Requirement: Advanced English

Work Authorization: US Citizenship is required


Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Embedded Software Design & Verification Engineer to support high-impact aerospace and safety-critical engineering projects. This role focuses on the development, verification, and validation of embedded software within regulated environments following DO-178C DAL A standards.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in Embedded C development, software lifecycle processes for avionics or safety-critical systems, and exposure to FPGA verification and debugging activities. This position requires collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams to support software architecture, development, testing, traceability, and compliance documentation.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on advanced aerospace technologies in a highly technical and regulated engineering environment.


Responsibilities

  • Participate in the complete Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) following DO-178C DAL A safety-critical standards
  • Perform software requirements analysis and capture
  • Support software architecture and detailed design
  • Maintain and manage requirements traceability
  • Update and maintain embedded source code to align with DO-178C compliance
  • Conduct SDLC reviews and support lifecycle audits
  • Prepare and maintain DAL A software development documentation
  • Develop and execute test procedures and test scripts
  • Support FPGA verification and debugging activities
  • Perform hardware and software debugging and issue resolution
  • Create technical reports, design analysis documentation, and support engineering investigations
  • Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and verification teams


Required Qualifications

  • 7 years of experience in Embedded Software Engineering
  • Strong hands-on experience with Embedded C
  • Experience working within DO-178C DAL A safety-critical environments
  • Knowledge of avionics or regulated embedded software development processes
  • Experience with:
  • Ethernet
  • SPI
  • RS485
  • CAN
  • I2C
  • Experience with requirements management, traceability, and compliance activities
  • Strong debugging and troubleshooting capabilities for both hardware and software
  • Experience with software verification and validation activities


Preferred Technical Skills

Experience with the following tools and technologies is highly preferred:

  • DOORS
  • Git
  • MS Visio
  • AMD Vitis
  • ARM C Compiler
  • Lauterbach Trace32
  • FPGA verification and debugging
  • Pre-SOI audit support experience


Additional Requirements

  • Active security clearance is not required
  • Experience in aerospace, avionics, or other safety-critical industries is highly preferred


Nice to Have

  • Experience supporting ITAR-regulated projects
  • Previous experience in avionics or aerospace certification environments
  • Familiarity with safety-critical software compliance documentation and audit preparation



If you fulfill this requirement and are interested in this position, please send your resume along with your availability to start in this project, to the following e-mail address: ligia.padilla@fastdolphin.com


Ligia Padilla

Talent Acquisition Lead

Fast Dolphin, Inc.

www.fastdolphin.com

12555 Orange Drive, Suite 4059

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33330

Phone: 1-954-289-0139

Skype: ligiapav

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