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Engineer Embedded Software 3

First TekAzusa, CAL6 LeadOctober 7th, 2026
Major Aerospace Company is looking for an Algorithm Computer Engineering & Design Architect to support our Flight Software Department. As a member of the Flight Software Department you'll get to implement flight software solutions. This position will serve on-site at our Azusa, California office.At Major Aerospace Company, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, but they're also making history.Basic Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 10 years of relevant experience; or a PhD in a STEM discipline with 8 years of relevant experienceExperience optimizing intra-SoC distributed processing across integrated FPGA, CPU, and GPU componentsExpertise with advanced embedded computing platforms for high-performance, real-time processingExperience with modern FPGAs and their integration into embedded systemsProven ability to design and implement high-bandwidth (≈20 Gbps) real-time processing solutionsDemonstrated skill in minimizing processing latency in heterogeneous compute architecturesStrong background in mapping and fitting complex algorithms to fixed hardware configurationsKnowledge of hardware-software co-design principles for embedded/compute-intensive systemsPreferred Qualifications:Expertise with NVIDIA Orin Jetson platforms for high-performance, real-time processingAbility to translate MARs into flight software codeStrong math proficiency for algorithm development and implementationProficiency in software development and execution for embedded/flight systemsUnderstanding of kernel-level concepts (OS, kernel, low-level software)Experience working in flight environments (real-time operating systems, flight software constraints)Experience integrating software into third-party platformsStrong background in embedded systems developmentExperience with flight hardware and hardware-software integrationHands-on experience implementing algorithms in embedded/flight codeFamiliarity with Agile project management practicesActive DoD Secret clearanceThis position is intended to be contracted to hire. While this is our intent, this is not a promise to be hired by Northrop Grumman. This contract position aligns with a full-time Flight Software Architect.Shift: ['Algorithm Development', 'Algorithm Mapping', 'Central Processing Units (CPU)', 'Distributed Processing Optimization', 'Embedded Software Design', 'Flight Hardware', 'Flight Software', 'FPGA Design', 'GPU Programming', 'Hardware Configurations', 'real-time processing']Start: ['Agile Methodology']