Wabtec
Embedded Software Engineer
West Melbourne, FL, United States · Mid
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The bottom of this range ($79,300) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $90,085. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $111,883 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- The systems are primarily developed in C and/or C++ targeting various embedded platforms.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement software for embedded systems from requirements analysis through production and commercial deployment.
- Maintain and enhance software deployed within existing embedded products and systems.
- Participate in design and code reviews.
- In this role, the Embedded SW Engineer will design, develop, integrate, test, and maintain embedded software applications.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering (or comparable skill).
- Experience writing multi-process / multi-threaded programs using C or C++.
- Strong understanding of software design, methods, and architectural approaches.
- Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles.
- Experience in Agile software development environments including Scrum or Kanban.
- Experience with ColdFire, ARM and/or PowerPC micro-processor in a C/C++ environment.
- Experience with communication protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, RS232/RS422, HDLC, SPI, I2C, CAN.
- Experience with embedded Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) including Green Hills INTEGRITY.
- Experience with software configuration management tools such as SVN or GIT.
- Experience with SW analysis tools (such as Klocwork, Understand, PC-Lint), and SW unit test tools (such as VectorCAST etc.).
Skills
- Strong C or C++ development and software architecture skills.
Compensation
- $79k-$113k
Company info
- Interact with customers and partners in technical discussions throughout the development and deployment phases.
This listing is sourced directly from Wabtec's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.