Principal Embedded Systems Engineer – Avionics / GNC

United States·Lowell,Lowelllead

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US Citizen or Permanent Resident In-Person Starts Immediately Join us in building aircraft at scale, reindustrializing the Midwest, and turning autonomous aircraft into decentralized infrastructure.

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US Citizen or Permanent Resident

In-Person

Starts Immediately

Join us in building aircraft at scale, reindustrializing the Midwest, and turning autonomous aircraft into decentralized infrastructure. Orb is a small mission-driven team where your initiative, creativity, and dedication will be used to reach every village on the planet with power, logistics, and communications.

Your Role at Orb:

Orb is building software-hardware integrated air platforms. This position will lead the design and of world class microelectronics, sensors, and edge compute devices. This position will develop firmware and interface with software primarily in Rust.

If you’re ready to put the United States back on top in embedded robotic systems, we invite to apply.

Manage Requirements for Low SWaPSystem Design (Sensor Selection / Sensor Placement / Power Supply)

PCB Design and Mechanical Integration

Materials Sourcing and Supply Chain Awareness

Firmware/Software Engineering

Hardware and Firmware Testing

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.

7+ years of experience programming in Object-Oriented/System languages, including C/C++, Rust, and Python with an emphasis on Rust.

Experience with electro-mechanical products and embedded microcontroller, including Interrupts, Timers, DMAs, and communication interfaces (e.g., UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, USB, Ethernet).

Understanding of Electro Magnetic Interference and Back EMF

5+ years of experience with the following areas:

Motor control

Lithium battery systems

Sensor interfacing and sensor fusion

Control theory

Wireless communication

Bootloaders

Proficiency in reading electrical schematics and using test equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters) to troubleshoot electrical and firmware issues independently.

Understanding and applying EMI, EMF, Back EMF, and SWaP concepts to accomplish goals.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple critical projects in a dynamic environment.

Willingness to take on additional duties as required.