Who We Are

Williams International is a privately-owned company that develops and manufactures jet engines for both military and commercial aircraft applications. We are a company of creators who deliver pioneering ideas and technologies that lead the aerospace industry. Our culture fosters creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning to position our team members to inspire each other and provide quality products and supporting services that exceed the expectations of our customers.

The Opportunity

Williams International has an exciting opportunity for an Embedded Systems Software Engineer to join our team.

This position is 100% onsite at our Pontiac, MI location and no remote or hybrid is available.

The Embedded Systems Software Engineer will also be responsible for:

• Develop cutting edge software safety critical embedded systems deployed in commercial and military aerospace applications. Typical applications include engine control, flight controls, motor controls, power converter controls, sensor measurements, and diagnostics and fault detection
• Decompose system requirements and designs into requisite software functions
• Develop detailed design documents and software architectures to implement software requirements
• Develop and update software according to software design specifications and issue reports
• Ensure quality deliverables by overseeing and developing unit and integration test cases
• Mentor team members in design, coding, and testing including performing peer reviews of other team members’ work
• Troubleshoot and solve issues that arise from system level testing
• Work in a multi-disciplinary environment where you collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and project engineers on solutions
• Work in a fast-paced environment where you have a high level of responsibility and ownership of your designs

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
• At least 3 years of work experience in embedded systems software development, preferably in the aerospace or automotive fields
• Experience in development for microcontroller-based software or similar platforms
• Strong knowledge of software development for embedded devices using low-level programming languages such as C or Assembly
• Track record of finishing assignments without compromising quality
• Experience in decomposing system needs and requirements into implementable software
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Relevant examples of leadership experience
• U. S. Citizenship is required
• Position requires the ability to obtain a U. S. Government Security Clearance, if needed. Candidates selected may be subject to a U. S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. For more information on Security Clearances, please visit: U. S. Department of State

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in working on safety critical embedded systems
• Experience with aviation or automotive safety critical development standards such as DO-178 or ASPICE
• Experience with LabVIEW, C++, C#, and/or Python
• Experience with NXP/Freescale PowerPC, ARM, or TI C2000 microcontrollers
• Experience with embedded Linux operating systems
• Experience with cybersecurity requirements for embedded systems
• Experience with HDL for FPGA development
• Experience with serial communication interfaces (i.e., RS422, ARINC 429, CAN, SPI, Ethernet, etc.)

Additional Information

Williams International is a Drug Free Workplace where all new team members and contractors are subject to pre-employment drug testing for the following controlled substances: marijuana, cocaine, PCP, amphetamines, opioids and alcohol as policy dictates.