Embedded Software Engineering Co-Op Student
📌Huntsville, AL, United States 🇺🇸
⏱︎ internship
🧙♂️ entry-level
💰 22
We’re the leading provider of high reliability and radiation assured solutions for defense, space, intelligence, commercial, and civil applications, and our products are designed to perform in the harshest of environments. From human spaceflight and space exploration to missile defense, electronic warfare, and healthcare tech advancements, our talented team stays in lockstep with our customers to ensure the success of their missions.
Do you want to help shape the future? In an environment where innovation and ideas go hand-in-hand? Then come join the Frontgrade Team!
Why Work For Us
We take care of our people and provide competitive health, wealth and wellbeing benefits - from day one. You’ll also discover learning and development opportunities so you can take your career to the next level - and beyond.
What We Offer
- One-on-one mentorship from experienced engineers
- Competitive pay for co-op students
- Exposure to aerospace-grade embedded Linux development
- Hands-on experience with tools, hardware, and debug platforms
- Participation in team standups, demos, and design/code reviews
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Career development support and potential transition to full-time opportunities
Frontgrade Technologies is seeking a motivated Embedded Software Engineering co-op student (junior year) to join our Embedded Systems team. This opportunity is ideal for students with an interest in low-level software development, board-level integration, and embedded Linux systems for aerospace and defense applications. You’ll work closely with senior embedded software engineers and firmware developers to support ongoing projects and gain hands-on experience with industry-standard platforms and development tools.
Responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Begin with hands-on engineering bring-up and validation testing (EVT) to understand Frontgrade’s hardware/software integration process
- Assist in developing and debugging embedded C/C++ code for microcontrollers and embedded processors
- Support board support package (BSP) development and low-level driver implementation
- Modify and create scripts (e.g., Python, Bash, or Makefiles) to automate build and test processes
- Collaborate with hardware engineers to interface software with peripherals and external devices
- Gain experience developing and deploying software in embedded Linux environments
- Help analyze, debug, and troubleshoot software behavior using JTAG, logic analyzers, or serial consoles
- Document software workflows, configurations, and test outcomes
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Participate in code reviews and internal design discussions
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- High School diplmoa
- Currently enrolled in a B.S. program in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering
- Junior standing by the time of the co-op (3rd year of a 4- or 5-year program)
- Strong coursework or interest in embedded systems, Linux development, or hardware/software interfacing
- Proficiency in C or C++ through coursework, labs, or personal projects
- Familiarity with embedded Linux concepts (e.g., device trees, kernel modules, bootloaders) is a plus
- Exposure to development tools (e.g., GCC, GDB, Git, Linux shell tools)
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- This position requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by either ITAR or EAR U.S. export laws. As a condition to this job offer, in order to be employed in this position, you must be able to obtain an U.S. Government export license(s), as required by law.
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Pay Range: $22.00 - $27.00 per hour. Applicable pay within the posted range may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographical location, job function of the position, education, and experience of the successful candidate.
We welcome differences and celebrate new ideas. We believe the diversity of our people inspires our creativity and drives our innovation. Everyone is welcome here, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please email Careers@Frontgrade.com.
If you have relevant skills that are not reflected in your resume, we welcome your application and encourage you to share more in an optional cover letter or to join our Talent Community Connect Portal - Connect (icims.com).
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
@ Embedd 
What we're looking for
At embedd.it, we power hardware-software integration in embedded devices. We turn fragmented semiconductor chip data into configurable digital twins, then deterministically generate code, tests, and documentation – making integration faster, cheaper, and resilient to supply chain shocks.
We’re looking for a true legend – someone with abstract thinking and deep expertise in low-level software development. You’ll build vendor-agnostic tooling for MCU and peripheral integration to solve hardware-software integration once and for all. We work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generation, compilers, and machine learning. It’s your chance to help redefine how low-level development is done.
Responsibilities
- Drive the architecture of the driver structures and system layout
- Define scalable patterns for cross-architectural integration across bare-metal, Zephyr, Linux, and other environments
- Deconstruct complex SoC device trees and translate hardware descriptions into structured internal models for automated reasoning
- Partner with the ML team to shape data and annotation models for AI-driven data-extraction tooling
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in embedded systems development, including bare-metal and RTOS-based systems
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Familiarity with firmware configuration, SoC bring-up, and system-level debugging
- Hands-on experience with code generation tools, or low-level compiler/decompiler/emulator technologies
- Strong background in embedded toolchains: compilers, linkers, debuggers, and build systems
- Python or scripting for automation and tooling is a plus
- Experience with functional-safety standards is a plus
Why embedd.it?
- Dynamic, venture-backed team of engineers challenging the status quo 🚀
- Work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generators, compilers, and ML 🤖
- Unusual challenges requiring out-of-the-box abstract thinking 🧠
- Competitive compensation: cash + equity 💰
- Remote work possible 🌍
About Us
embedd.it is a UK-based startup reinventing embedded development. Our platform transforms unstructured semiconductor data into structured digital twins, enabling automatic generation of drivers, tests, and documentation. We're building a single, traceable source of truth to make integration fast, vendor-agnostic, and future-proof.
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