Embedded Software Team Leader

In this role you lead the Embedded Software for AST’s BSP ASIC FW/SW, shaping real-time software for space communication platforms. You will own the software architecture and delivery, bridging hardware R&D, system, and payload teams to enable reliable ASIC bring-up, diagnostics, and test automation. You’ll mentor engineers, drive technical excellence across SW and HW groups, and influence cross-site collaboration. This position offers impact in advancing a first-of-its-kind space broadband network with scale and mission.

• Implement and guide the ASIC FW stack during bring-up, verification, drivers, and diagnostics
• Foster collaboration and technical excellence across SW and HW groups
• Oversee architecture, implementation, and integration of BSP embedded software and diagnostics/test features for test automation
• Guide drivers, RTOS services, applications, and system-level diagnostics for satellite systems
• Collaborate with Systems, HW RF/digital, ASIC VLSI, Validation/ATE, and Payload SW teams as the technical lead for ASIC BSP firmware

• 8+ years of embedded software development experience
• Expert level C and real-time programming with thin infrastructure (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, bare metal)
• Strong knowledge of embedded interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, RS-485, Ethernet, SerDes) and memory management
• Hands-on lab instrumentation experience (oscilloscopes, analysers, signal generators)
• Experience defining architecture, SW workflows, and large SW stack integration
• Experience with CI/CD build and release processes and related tooling

• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities
• Excellent communication and collaboration
• Ownership mindset and execution discipline
• C and real-time programming
• FreeRTOS, Zephyr, bare metal
• Embedded interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, RS-485, Ethernet, SerDes)