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 strong 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

Solid understanding of RTOS concepts, interrupts, scheduling, and synchronisation

Embedded Linux development and debugging experience

Strong software architecture and system design capabilityExperience 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

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📌 Principal Embedded Software Engineer (Haymarket)
🏢 AEY & Associates
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