A leading Australian technology company is seeking a Principal Embedded Software Engineer to own a complex real-time embedded platform.

This senior role combines architecture with hands-on engineering. You’ll define how software is structured across hard real-time and embedded Linux environments, guide technical decisions, and work closely with engineers across software, electronics, systems, controls, and test.

What You’ll Be Doing
Define and evolve embedded software architecture across FreeRTOS and Linux
Develop hard real-time C/C++ software for deterministic processing and control
Build and tune embedded Linux systems for time-sensitive applications
Develop device drivers, BSPs, hardware abstraction layers, and low-level interfaces
Support sensor, actuator, camera, and FPGA-connected hardware integration
Lead architecture and design reviews
Mentor engineers and help establish robust software engineering standards
Support hardware bring-up, debugging, automated testing, and qualification activities

What You’ll Bring
Extensive embedded software engineering experience at Senior, Staff, Principal, or Architect level




Deep C/C++ experience in real-time embedded systems
Robust understanding of RTOS concepts, interrupts, scheduling, and synchronisation
Embedded Linux development and debugging experience
Robust software architecture and system design capability
Experience with device drivers, BSPs, and low-level hardware interfaces
Proven experience taking embedded products from development through to production

Highly Regarded
FreeRTOS
ARM-based SoCs such as Xilinx Zynq
IMUs, encoders, cameras, or actuator systems
FPGA interfacing
HWIL / SWIL testing
Aerospace, robotics, autonomous systems, or other safety-critical environments

Why Apply?
Principal-level technical ownership without giving up hands-on engineering
Work across software, hardware, sensors, and control systems
Influence architecture and engineering standards across a highly technical team

Please click Apply and send your details through if this role is of interest, once your CV arrives, I'll be in touch to discuss the role and business in more dtail.

📌 Principal Embedded Software Engineer Sydney
🏢 AEY u0026 Associates
📍 Sydney