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Embedded Software Engineer

Skills Alliance
San Diego, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 11/27/2025 CLOSED ON 12/26/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Embedded Software Engineer position at Skills Alliance?

Are you a highly experienced Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in real-time embedded software? We’re supporting a global leader in medical technology that is expanding its engineering team and seeking seasoned professionals to drive innovation in next-generation medical devices.


This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on products that directly improve patient outcomes—while working with cutting-edge technologies and world-class engineering teams.


What You’ll Be Doing

  • Designing, implementing, and maintaining real-time embedded software for safety-critical medical devices
  • Performing code reviews, unit testing, and integration testing
  • Troubleshooting and resolving complex issues in embedded environments
  • Contributing to high-performance, secure, and reliable embedded architecture


What We’re Looking For

  • 15–20 years’ experience in real-time embedded device software development
  • Advanced skills in C/C , embedded systems programming, and RTOS
  • Hands-on experience with QNX and/or OSE
  • Strong understanding of interprocess communication (IPC)
  • Proven experience working with large-scale codebase architecture
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline


Highly Advantageous

  • Background in the medical device industry; familiarity with FDA regulations
  • Experience with infusion systems or other safety-critical technologies
  • Knowledge of communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C)
  • Networking experience: TCP/IP, TLS 1.3, DHCP, DNS, firewalls
  • Network security, PKI, certificate management
  • Wireless protocols: Wi-Fi (802.11), EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-PEAP
  • Device security: secure boot, authentication/encryption algorithms
  • Experience with OTA firmware updates and device provisioning
  • OpenSSL or equivalent security libraries

Hourly Wage Estimation for Embedded Software Engineer in San Diego, CA
$56.00 to $63.00
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