Embedded software engineer Jobs in San Jose, CA

Elevate Global Aviation Safety as our next Senior Embedded Software Engineer (GPS)!

Ready to make a tangible impact on global industries using cutting-edge technology? As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer in our Field Systems segment, you will develop high-performance GPS signal recovery and timing software that meets the world’s most demanding aviation performance needs. Joining a tight-knit team in the heart of Silicon Valley, you will see the direct results of your efforts as you design, implement, and certify software that keeps the world moving safely and precisely.

About Us

Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done. With relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction, geospatial and transportation. Whether it's helping customers build and maintain infrastructure, design and construct buildings, optimize global supply chains or map the world, Trimble is at the forefront, driving productivity and progress.

Field Systems:The Trimble Field Systems segment provides solutions to increase precision and productivity in construction tasks by empowering stakeholders to collect accurate information and manage conditions with cutting-edge technology.

What Makes This Role Great:

In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of developing advanced GPS engines for the defense aerospace industry, directly influencing the safety of global aviation and shaping the future of precision positioning technology. You will work in a stable, supportive environment where your contributions to DO-178 certified work products have a tangible, real-world impact on mission-critical systems.

Key Exciting Responsibilities

• Spearhead modular software designfrom requirement interpretation to final implementation, ensuring high-performance GPS signal recovery and timing.

• Architect time-critical solutionsby interacting closely with hardware and firmware teams to widen our advantage in leading-edge receiver technology.

• Own the certification lifecycleby following structured processes to document, verify, and achieve DO-178 certification for mission-critical products.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Expertise in C programmingand modular/structured software design for embedded or minimal architectures.

• Proven experience with Multi-Threaded Operating Systemsand designing real-time, time-critical software.

• Proficiency in Python and a solid understanding of digital hardware and microprocessor architecture.

Bonus Points For:

• Experience with GPS or Communication Systemsand object-oriented programming in C++.

Logistics:

• Location:Sunnyvale, CA; In-Office

• Travel Requirement:0%

• Eligibility for Future Clearance:This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD secret level clearance. Citizenship is a prerequisite for this process.

Why You'll Love Working With Us

At Trimble, we're not just a company that "does good"—we are a team dedicated to making a tangible, positiveReal-World Impact. We build innovative solutions designed to solve the world's most critical challenges. From construction sites to transportation hubs, our work tangibly improves how people live, build, move, and grow.

You'll work on projects that truly matter:Our purpose-driven culture means you'll be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable for millions of people worldwide. Our impact is tangible, from connected machines that save fuel to data-driven insights that reduce waste.

Collaborate with like-minded people:Our strong internal culture is a "hidden gem." You will work with a collaborative, supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a genuine sense of belonging. We're a company of "visionary pragmatists" who think boldly and build things that work.

Be an owner:Trimble thrives on individuals who take initiative and embrace ownership. You'll find an entrepreneurial spirit where success is often "self-authored," empowering proactive "doers."

Compensation: Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

Hiring Range

$119,–$164,

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Bonus Eligible?

No

Commission Eligible?

No

Benefits:Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.

How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button located in this posting.

Application Deadline: Applications could be accepted until at least 30 days from the posting date.

At Trimble, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Guided by our core values—Belong, Innovate, and Grow—we embrace and celebrate differences, knowing they make us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and advancing opportunities while embracing race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected and diverse characteristic. We are committed to offering our candidates and employees with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs the ability to seek reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and/or where it would not constitute undue hardship for Trimble. For more, please see Trimble's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at, under “Corporate Governance.”

Our mission to transform the way the world works starts with transforming how we work together. By actively listening, asking questions, and taking intentional actions, we cultivate a culture that provides equitable opportunities for everyone to contribute and grow.

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