Principal Airborne LiDAR Systems Engineer

🕒 September 22

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $101k - $126.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

⚙️ Systems Engineer

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Woolpert

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1911

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

💰 $2.9M Venture Round on 2022-11

Consulting • Logistics • Manufacturing

Woolpert is a leading global geospatial and engineering services provider specializing in delivering cutting-edge mapping, analysis, and modeling solutions. With expertise in urban planning, environmental analysis, asset maintenance, and smart city initiatives, Woolpert utilizes advanced technologies such as Aerial LiDAR and 3D modeling to support sectors like government, mining, and energy. They significantly contribute to data-driven decision-making and enhance operational efficiency in various projects worldwide.

📋 Description

• Lead the design and development of embedded software architectures for airborne LiDAR and imaging systems. • Develop and maintain software for sensor control, data acquisition, timing and synchronization, hardware monitoring, communications interfaces, and health/status reporting. • Define software requirements and system interfaces across hardware, firmware, and application layers. • Integrate software with laser subsystems, LiDAR sensors, detector electronics, GNSS/INS systems, cameras, aircraft interfaces, and data storage systems. • Support laboratory integration, aircraft integration, and operational deployment activities. • Lead development of operator and maintenance interfaces. • Design software for sensor startup, mission execution, calibration, diagnostics, and maintenance. • Partner with flight crews and field engineers to improve operational efficiency and reduce training requirements. • Develop health monitoring and predictive maintenance solutions. • Create automated diagnostic and fault-reporting capabilities. • Support root-cause investigations for field issues and system failures. • Improve fleet reliability and reduce downtime. • Develop software validation and verification methodologies supporting environmental, hardware-in-loop, flight, and factory acceptance testing. • Analyze software and sensor performance data to identify improvement opportunities. • Establish software development standards and best practices. • Mentor software and systems engineers. • Participate in technology roadmaps and product strategy discussions. • Support customer demonstrations, technical proposals, and executive briefings.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline. • Minimum 7 years of professional software engineering experience. • Minimum 3 years working with embedded systems or hardware-integrated software. • Demonstrated success leading software development for complex technical systems. • Experience supporting products from concept through operational deployment. • Proficiency in C++. • Proficiency in Python. • Proficiency in C. • Proficiency in C#. • Proficiency in Rust. • Proficiency in Linux and Embedded Linux. • Experience with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS). • Experience with Qt or similar UI frameworks. • Knowledge of Ethernet, USB, serial interfaces, CAN Bus, and PCIe. • Knowledge of timing and synchronization systems. • Knowledge of high-speed data acquisition architectures. • Experience with Git, CI/CD workflows, automated testing frameworks, and requirements management tools. • Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located; visa sponsorship is not provided.

🏖️ Benefits

• Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate). • Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm. • Flexible paid time off/vacation. • Career development: learning and growth opportunities within and across industries. • Health, life, vision, and dental insurance. • Paid sick time. • Retirement plan. • Fitness reimbursement. • Pet insurance. • Identity protection. • Technology stipend. • Employee assistance program. • Competitive pay.

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