Senior Embedded Software Engineer - R&D

SoloPulse Corp is a dual-use radar company committed to the relentless exploration of the frontiers of radar sensing technology. Located in Atlanta, GA, SoloPulse stands as a venture-backed startup, diligently cultivating strategic collaborations to proactively address critical safety imperatives and emerging autonomy needs across both civilian and military domains. Our distinguished team encompasses accomplished engineers, seasoned advisors, and experienced startup veterans, collectively driven by an overarching mission to change the way the world sees. 

SoloPulse is hiring a Product Software/Embedded Engineer to build and ship robust software for vertically integrated units. You'll own the reliability, observability, infrastructure implementation, and fault tolerance that determine how deployed units perform over time, with a focus on low-latency execution on real hardware. You'll have real ownership of your work, the problems are challenging, and your teammates hold themselves to a high standard.

Responsibilities Designing and bringing up complete hardware/software systems involving radar, RF sensors, SDRs, embedded computers, GPUs, networking, and other specialized hardware

Developing the software interfaces required to communicate with new sensors and hardware, including drivers, device interfaces, acquisition software, configuration, synchronization, and health monitoring

Taking unfamiliar hardware from initial bring-up through reliable data streaming into a custom software system

Working directly with hardware during development, including reading schematics and datasheets, debugging interfaces, using lab equipment, modifying cables or connectors, and performing basic electronics rework or soldering when necessary

Designing and implementing high-throughput, low-latency data paths between sensors, embedded processors, GPUs, and downstream systems

Integrating multiple sensors and hardware subsystems into complete real-time systems, including managing timing, synchronization, interfaces, and data flow

Developing software for custom interfaces and experimental hardware configurations when existing vendor interfaces are insufficient

Working with RF and digital hardware engineers to understand signal chains, interfaces, hardware limitations, and system-level tradeoffs

Developing tools and test infrastructure for hardware bring-up, data collection, system validation, and automated testing

Developing practical diagnostics, logging, telemetry, and health monitoring needed to understand system behavior during development and field testing

Rapidly prototyping hardware/software architectures to determine whether new sensors, interfaces, or system concepts are technically viable

Key Qualifications BS/MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field

6+ years of demonstrated experience building and integrating complex hardware/software systems

Strong proficiency in C++ and Python

Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system architecture, concurrency, memory management, networking, debugging, testing, and maintainable interfaces

Demonstrated experience developing low-latency, deterministic, real-time systems

Experience developing software that interfaces directly with hardware, sensors, embedded computers, or specialized devices

Strong understanding of data acquisition, buffering, synchronization, timing, and high-throughput data movement

Ability to read and reason about hardware documentation, including datasheets, interface specifications, and PCB schematics

Comfortable debugging systems across multiple abstraction layers, from physical connections and electrical interfaces through drivers, operating systems, and application software

Hands-on engineering mindset and willingness to work directly with hardware, lab equipment, cables, connectors, and prototype electronics when necessary

Ability to take an unfamiliar piece of hardware and determine how to make it communicate reliably with the rest of the system

Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance; U.S. person required

Nice-to-have Qualifications Radar, RF, SDR, or digital communications experience

Experience developing device drivers or hardware abstraction layers

Experience with PCIe, Ethernet, USB, SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, CAN, or other hardware interfaces

Experience with FPGA-based sensors or systems

Experience with NVIDIA Jetson or other embedded GPU platforms

Experience with high-bandwidth sensor integration, including radar, RF, INS, GNSS, cameras, or other sensors

RF systems literacy, including familiarity with antennas, signal chains, link budgets, and RF integration tradeoffs

Experience with hardware bring-up, board-level debugging, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or other laboratory equipment

Experience with networking, high-throughput streaming, DMA, shared memory, or zero-copy data paths

Basic electronics prototyping, soldering, cable fabrication, or PCB-level debugging experience

Join our team and be part of a dynamic, collaborative environment where innovation and creativity thrive. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to work on groundbreaking projects that will shape the future of radar technology. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here. 

SoloPulse Corp is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, genetics, or citizenship status (when otherwise legally authorized to work and access export-controlled data) and will not be discriminated against on the basis of such characteristics or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage applicants of all ages.