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Specifically, this means guaranteeing the reliability, safety, robustness, and lifetime of our product designs. You will be designing robust and resilient code in a fast-paced environment with the opportunity to create embedded software that enables next-generation R-PNT technology for government and military customers. You will develop unique solutions to extend legacy hardware functionality or do clean sheet code development for new custom designs.\nOur Technology:\nWe’re the world leader in Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (R-PNT) solutions that improve the reliability, performance, and safety of critical high-risk operations, even in GPS/GNSS denied environments. We provide virtually fail-safe GNSS and PNT solutions for military and commercial applications worldwide. We do remarkable things!\nHow I will Contribute:\nDesign and implement software for embedded systems and software applications inCandC++.\nMay provide direction to others on project teams to design software to meet customer requirements and performs systematic testing.\nContribute to the planning of engineering projects and develop innovative designs or modifications to meet project goals.\nParticipate in software estimation efforts.\nParticipate in final qualification of deliverables including validation of documentation.\nAnalyze and correct assigned defects, perform system failure analysis, and provide corrective action.\nDocument findings, communicate results to engineering staff, make technical presentations, and may represent the organization as the prime technical contact on small contracts or single component projects\nDevise new approaches to resolve unusual or complex engineering problems.\nReport status and share knowledge with management or other team members.\nReport progress and risks to Engineering project management.\nAnalyze project requirements and develop work breakdown for assigned tasks.\nMay perform other duties as assigned.\nWhat You Bring to the role:\nBachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Computer Engineering.\nMinimum of 4 years of experience. A combination of education and experience will be considered.\nExperience with C/C++, Qt, Linux, Embedded Systems, SQL, Networking protocols, GitHub, GitLab, Python.\nThe person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.\nThe ability to remain poised under all circumstances, and to interact effectively with people in a positive manner that engenders confidence and trust.\nAbility to reason logically and make sound decisions, to consider alternative and diverse perspectives, to communicate effectively both orally and in writing\nAbility to interact appropriately with a variety of individuals including customers/clients.\nThe person in this position needs to have an ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time.\nMust be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.\nAbout Safran Federal Systems:\nSafran Federal Systems has been awarded as a Winner of the USA Today and Rochester Metro Area Top Workplaces 2026 Award.\nIn 2022, Safran acquired Orolia, now Safran Trusted 4D, the world leader in Resilient PNT. At the intersection of critical infrastructure and national defense, Safran Trusted 4D solutions govern and protect the integrity of systems that shape the world. In early 2019, Orolia Defense & Security spun off as a separate entity from its parent company Orolia, with the mission of providing resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) solutions and custom engineering services to U.S. Government agencies, U.S. Defense organizations, and their contractors.\nIn August of 2019, Safran Federal Systems acquired Talen-X, a U.S. company specializing in advanced GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Simulation solutions and Interference, Detection, and Mitigation (IDM) technologies. Talen-X's portfolio was an ideal fit and has helped to enhance Safran FS's overall offerings. The acquisition enabled Talen-X's existing resources, operations, and capabilities to be scaled and accelerated to better support the warfighter. Read the press release here.\nSafran Federal Systems operates as a proxy-regulated company, Free of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI). As such, Safran FS Defense & Security is approved to work on the full spectrum of U.S. Government classified and unclassified projects and is positioned to support strategic partnerships in the development of key PNT technologies for the defense market.\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.\nPlease note this description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. 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