Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Randstad USA
Goleta, California, United StatesContractPosted Aug 25, 2026

About the role

Job Title: Senior Embedded Software Engineer

*No C2C/No Sponsorship/No 1099*

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident

Location: Goleta, CA (100% Onsite)

Duration: 6+ Months

Pay: $130-185/hr Pay W2 Only

Summary

Software design and development of embedded software for infrared and sensing systems. Participation in every phase of a project: requirements review, software design and coding, unit testing, system integration and sustaining engineering.

Job Qualifications

10+ years of experience with embedded programming and board level software development in C (or equivalent)

Experience with embedded RTOS (e.g. embedded Linux, RTEMs, etc.) and multi-threaded software development

Expertise in developing multi-core embedded software is highly desirable; Commercially Sensitive Business Data

Experience in developing on embedded SoCs is highly desirable

Experience with multi-core imaging and vision processing platforms (such as NVIDIA or Qualcomm) is highly desirable but not required

Ability to understand both the hardware and software components of the embedded systems under development

Excellent knowledge of hardware subsystems and common peripheral buses I2C, SPI, USB

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

Experience designing, specifying and implementing low latency protocols and interfaces between peripherals and devices. Teledyne FLIR software operates under rigorous constraints related to latency and frame loss.

Ability to setup various embedded tool chains, build and debugging environments and use of debugging tools like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.

Experience with infrared technologies, image acquisition and processing are highly desired but not required

Experience using AI tools in software development workflows is valuable

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science/Engineering, EE, Mathematics, Physics or related

Responsibilities

  • Software design and development of embedded software for infrared and sensing systems
  • Participation in every phase of a project: requirements review, software design and coding, unit testing, system integration and sustaining engineering

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience with embedded programming and board level software development in C (or equivalent)
  • Experience with embedded RTOS and multi-threaded software development
  • Expertise in developing multi-core embedded software is highly desirable
  • Ability to understand both the hardware and software components of the embedded systems under development
  • Excellent knowledge of hardware subsystems and common peripheral buses I2C, SPI, USB
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Experience designing, specifying and implementing low latency protocols and interfaces between peripherals and devices
  • Experience with infrared technologies, image acquisition and processing are highly desired

Skills mentioned

CEmbedded SystemsEmbedded Software DevelopmentEmbedded LinuxReal-Time Operating SystemsMultithreadingConcurrencyDebuggingPerformance OptimizationSystems Engineering

About Randstad USA

Randstad North America, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Randstad N.V., the world's largest HR services provider. Driven to become the world's most valued 'working life partner', supporting as many people as possible in realizing their true potential throughout their working life, we provide companies with the high quality, diverse, and agile workforces they need while helping people get rewarding jobs and stay relevant in the ever-changing world of work. In 2021, Randstad had on average 39,530 corporate employees and generated revenue of € 24.6 billion. Randstad's North American operations comprise 5,700+ associates and a deployed workforce of more than 86,000 in the U.S. and Canada. In addition to staffing and recruitment, Randstad offers outsourcing, consulting and workforce management solutions for generalist and specialist disciplines, including technology, engineering, accounting and finance, clinical and non-clinical healthcare, human resources, legal, life sciences, manufacturing and logistics, office and administration and sales and marketing. Global concepts available to North American client companies include RPO, MSP, integrated talent solutions, payrolling and independent contractor management and career transition services. Learn more at www.randstadusa.com or www.randstad.ca.

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