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This leadership role combines hands-on technical expertise with mentoring, and leading technical solutions as part of development of cutting-edge real-time software for satellite systems.\nYou will own SW architecture and delivery for AST’s ASIC embedded SW stack as used in the space communication platforms and play a key role in bridging between platforms hardware R&D, System, communication payload and integration teams.\nKey Responsibilities:\nImplement and provide guidance to implementation of AST’s FW ASIC stack as required for ASIC bring up, verification, drivers and diagnostics.\nFoster collaboration, accountability, and technical excellence across different SW groups and HW groups.\nTechnical Leadership:- Oversee architecture, implementation, and integration of BSP embedded software and diagnostics+test features to enable tests automation.\n- Guide development of drivers, RTOS services and applications, and system-level diagnostics for satellite communication systems.\n\nCollaboration:- Cross collaboration with multidisciplinary teams: Systems Engineering, HW - RF and digital, ASIC VLSI, Validation and ATE, Payload applications SW\n- Act as a technical point of contact for internal stakeholders and external partners with ASIC BSP firmware.\n\nQualifications\nExperience:\n 8+ years of embedded software development experience.\nTechnical Skills:Expert level in C and real-time programming with “thin” infrastructure (Free RTOS, Zephyr, bare metal).\nStrong knowledge of embedded system interfaces: I2C, SPI, UART, RS-485, Ethernet, SerDes, memory device management, boot loaders and embedded HW resources (memory technologies, watch-dogs, fail-safe mechanism) - bring up and debugging\nHands-on experience with lab equipment: oscilloscopes, analysers, signal generators.\nProven experience in defining architecture, SW workflows and interfaces.\n\nExperienced with SW release workflows and integration of large SW stacks..\nLeadership Skills:Proven ability to guide and inspire engineers across software and test domains, preferably - across multiple site and geographies.\nStrong sense of ownership and execution.\n\nEducation: B.Sc in Computer Science or Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field., M.Sc is preferred.\nSoft Skills:\nLeadership Skills:\nProven ability to guide, mentor and inspire engineers across software and test domains. 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