Embedded Software Engineer - Airborne Stabilized Optical Systems

Job Description

Job Description

Embedded Software DesignerAirborne Optical SystemsBurlington ON – Hybrid

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About the Role

This is not a narrow, stay-in-your-lane software role.

As an Embedded Software Designer at PVLabs, you design and build real-time software systems that sit at the core of our airborne optical platforms. Your work spans the full lifecycle—architecture, design, implementation, verification, debug, deployment, and long-term evolution—of software that directly controls flight-proven, stabilized gimbals and ISR payloads.

We treat software as a product, not a by-product. Our architecture is modular, component-driven, and intentionally designed for change. Youll work on distributed, multi-processor real-time systems where clarity, testability, and long-term maintainability matter as much as raw performance. Monolithic codebases and just make it work thinking dont survive here.

You'll collaborate closely with systems, electrical, mechanical, and optical engineers—not as support, but as a peer—bringing software judgment to the table as we solve hard problems in stabilization, sensing, and control within demanding operational environments.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Reporting to the VP, New Product Introduction, and working closely with Program and Project leads, you will :

Technical Skills You'll Need

High-Value (Nice-to-Have) Skills

About You as an Embedded Software Engineer

At PVLabs, how we work matters as much as what we build.

Were looking for engineers who combine deep technical skill with professional maturity and strong judgment. Youre curious, detail-driven, and motivated by solving hard problems properly—not just quickly.

About You :

Qualifications

What's in It for You

You'll work on real, fielded technology : stabilized electro-mechanical platforms, high-speed motion control, camera and lens systems, real-time video pipelines, distributed I / O, and advanced laser-enabled payloads. These systems operate in demanding ISR environments where precision and reliability matter.

You'll join a team of engineers with serious technical depth and the autonomy to do meaningful work. We value Mastery, Autonomy, and Purpose, and we strive for Resiliency, Innovation, and Productivity in everything we build.

We move fast. We build complicated, expensive things that fly. We don't do ego—we do execution. If you want hands-on impact, technical ownership, and work that genuinely matters, PVLabs is where you'll find it.