Senior Embedded Systems Engineer – GNSS Navigation Algorithms

ob Title: GNSS Navigation Algorithm Engineer

Location: Torrance, CA 90503 (100% Onsite)

Contract Duration: 24 Months Contract (Long-term assignment with excellent stability)

Shift Structure: First Shift | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday

Pay Rate: $81.00 - $89.00/hr on W2 (Only USC/GC)

Job Description:

Our client, a global pioneer in advanced technology, precision satellite positioning, and industrial machinery, is seeking a high-caliber GNSS Navigation Algorithm Engineer to join their specialized R&D team in Torrance, CA. In this senior-level role, you will apply in-depth GNSS navigation algorithms and estimation theory to spearhead the research, development, and implementation of next-generation navigation products. This position bridges the gap between complex mathematical estimation models and real-time embedded software architectures, playing a vital role in delivering high-accuracy positioning solutions for autonomous machine networks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Algorithm Design & Integration: Apply advanced GNSS navigation algorithms, positioning methodologies, and estimation theory to design, test, and document complex navigation features.
• Embedded Coding: Implement high-performance algorithm solutions using C/C++ targeted for resource-constrained real-time embedded systems.
• Peer Reviews: Actively lead and participate in rigorous peer reviews of software designs, mathematical algorithm structures, and low-level firmware code implementations.
• System Diagnostics: Collaborate closely with a cross-disciplinary team of engineers to rapidly isolate, diagnose, and resolve deep system defects and sensor calibration anomalies.
• Technical Documentation: Maintain complex technical documentation, software specifications, and verification records to a high industry standard.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Core Technical Expertise: Demonstrated, hands-on experience developing and refining GNSS positioning and navigation algorithms (such as RTK, PPP, or sensor fusion frameworks).
• Embedded Programming: Advanced proficiency in embedded C/C++ coding practices, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and software architecture.
• Estimation Theory: Solid foundational knowledge of state estimation methodologies (e.g., Kalman filtering) applied directly to location or positioning systems.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to articulate complex mathematical concepts across multidisciplinary teams.
• Education: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Geomatics, Aerospace Engineering, or a highly related technical science discipline.

Stand-Out Skills (Preferred):

• 5+ years of dedicated industry experience working specifically on high-accuracy satellite positioning products, receivers, or autonomous tracking architectures.
• Experience using Git version control and Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD pipelines for firmware release cycles.