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Embedded Software Engineer

Northwood Space - Torrance, CA, Los Angeles, CA, California, USA

Posted Apr 7, 2026

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U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
$116,543 U.S. median for this role
Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
+9.8% - Much faster than average

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

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Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Seniority
Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Growth-stage From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Embedded Software Engineer Torrance, CA, Los Angeles, CA, California, USA About Northwood : Northwood is on a mission to transform connectivity between earth and space and bring the benefits of space to the masses through innovations in space communications technologies. If you like building quickly and seeing your work deployed in locations around the globe with real impact, we want you at Northwood. Role: Come architect the embedded systems of our next-generation ground stations! You would have the opportunity to build a system from the ground up and work in a fast-paced team of hardware and firmware engineers to define requirements and get things done. We are aiming to build a scalable and secure platform on modern tooling. Experience with embedded Linux and security are a must. Come join us! Responsibilities: - Custom Linux operating system for embedded device - Over-the-air update system - Security requirements and architecture - Fix bugs and troubleshoot issues from internal/external customers - Framework of user-space applications - Collaboration with FPGA and hardware engineers on system architecture Basic Qualifications: - 2+ years of professional experience - Experience architecting embedded systems - Experience with security and key management - Experience with standard bus interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, USB) - Experience with embedded Linux environments (Yocto, Petalinux, etc...) - Familiarity with laboratory tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters Preferred Qualifications - Contributions to the linux kernel - Experience with RTOS (Zephyr, FreeRTOS, etc...) - Experience developing consumer devices - Experience in Rust - Experience with networking

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