Sr. Embedded Software Engineer

About the role

The Sr Embedded Software Engineer

Radar & DSP will play a key role in developing advanced RF sensing capabilities for Mach's autonomous defense platforms. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing radar software across the full development lifecycle; from algorithm prototyping to embedded deployment. This role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure high-performance, low-latency radar systems that meet mission-critical requirements. Success in this role requires strong technical execution, adaptability, and a hands-on approach in a fast-paced, iterative environment. You will own the development and delivery of robust software solutions that directly enable next-generation counter UAV systems to defend human lives, critical infrastructure, and high value assets for the United States and its allies.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Develop, test, and implement radar software for RF sensing technologies ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Build next generation counter UAV systems through hands on application of radar defense systems to defend human lives, critical infrastructure, and high value assets for the United States and its allies.
• Design and implement efficient, well-tested code in C++, Python or C.
• Work closely with other engineers to ensure seamless hardware-software integration.
• Develop and maintain signal processing algorithms tailored for RF sensing systems, ensuring real-time performance and low-latency responses in dynamic environments.
• Actively participate in agile workflows, providing clear visibility into technical risks, development blockers, and engineering trade-offs to support informed decision-making across the team.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and refine complex software systems, with a focus on maintaining the performance, stability, and robustness required for mission-critical reliability requirements.
• Implement software components that integrate with existing defense platform architectures while adhering to strict performance and reliability standards.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to characterize system requirements and validate radar functionality in operational scenarios.
• Optimize compute-intensive routines to meet real-time constraints on embedded processors and multi-core architectures.
• Apply supervised and unsupervised learning techniques to enhance signal processing tasks such as clustering, classification, and anomaly detection.
• Contribute to the full software lifecycle activities including requirements analysis, design reviews, verification, and on-going maintenance.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering or RF/radar engineering.
• Proficiency in C++, Python, or C with the ability to write clean, well-tested, and efficient code.
• Ability to execute and thrive in a fast-paced, high-iteration environment, delivering frequent software updates with speed and precision.
• Strong grasp of full software development life cycle, including design, development, deployment, and support.
• Able to work on-site in Huntington Beach, CA.
• Demonstrated experience with radar or wireless communications at the L1, PHY, or RF layer.
• Solid foundation in fixed and floating point math with experience implementing FFTs and digital filters.
• Understanding of multi-core and multi-processor development and its impact on real-time systems.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with machine learning, including model development, evaluation, and deployment in real-world environments.
• Experience with multi-core/multi-processor development.
• Experience with fixed or floating point math and implementing FFTs and filters.
• Strong foundation in supervised and unsupervised learning techniques, with practical applications in clustering, classification, and anomaly detection for signal processing.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute advancements to projects both as part of a team and individually, with experience making solo contributions to radar software projects.
• Skilled in performance optimization, real-time constraints, and hardware-software co-design, ensuring scalable and efficient implementation on embedded platforms.
• Leadership experience in technical teams, driving development of high-performance radar solutions for defense applications with mission-critical reliability requirements.

Practical notes

This role requires on-site presence in Huntington Beach, California. The position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Employment offers may be contingent upon authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations without sponsorship for an export license. Mach participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Disclosures

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Please note that any offer for employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations without sponsorship for an export license.

Mach participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offers may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and training, critical skills, and business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in most offers and are considered part of Mach's total compensation.