Senior Embedded Engineer Sterling, Virginia, United States

Overview

Dedrone is the world’s most trusted smart airspace security company. Hundreds of commercial, government and military customers around the world rely on Dedrone’s comprehensive, command and control (C2) solution to protect against drones while enabling “good” drones to fly. By leveraging AI / ML, Dedrone is the only solution that provides continuous, autonomous interrogation and verification of drones that enables both multi-sensor and multi-mitigation options onto a single fused pane-of-glass. Whether on-premise / air-gapped or in the cloud, Dedrone customers can easily detect, track, identify, analyze, and mitigate drone threats.

Your Impact : As a key contributor to the RF Development team, your work will directly influence the performance, reliability, and manufacturability of our next-generation embedded RF systems. You’ll bring cutting-edge hardware to life by integrating high-speed digital and analog components, optimizing low-level firmware, and ensuring robust system bring-up in the lab. Your designs will power critical field deployments and contribute to secure, scalable product platforms. This role offers the opportunity to shape real-world outcomes through technical excellence and hands-on problem-solving.

What You’ll Do

Location : Onsite at Sterling, VA office; minimum 3 days a week

Reports to : Team lead RF Development

• Design, implement and maintain C / C++ code (bare-metal or RTOS) for microcontrollers driving RF subsystems.
• Evaluate, select and integrate MCUs (ARM, RISC-V, etc.) and peripherals into production PCBs.
• Produce professional-grade schematics and multi-layer layouts; drive reviews for DFM, EMC and regulatory compliance.
• Integrate Flash, SRAM, Ethernet PHYs and high-speed board-to-board links; optimize boot, storage and throughput.
• Work with RF architects on front-end design, and over-the-air performance.
• Lead lab bring-up, debug with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and Spectrum Analyzers, VNAs; automate test where practical.
• Contribute to secure boot, OTA updates, manufacturing test and field diagnostics.

What You Bring

Work Location

This role is based out of our Sterling Office and follows a hybrid schedule. We rely on in-person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays, with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays, unless there is an approved workplace accommodation. We believe that connection fuels innovation, and our in-office culture is designed to foster meaningful teamwork, mentorship, and shared success.

Benefits

Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.

Compliance and Equal Opportunity

Some roles may require legal eligibility to work in specific environments and may include additional compliance requirements.

Dedrone is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Dedrone’s impact on the environment. All Dedrone employees must adhere to environmental, health, and safety regulations and policies. Dedrone employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.

We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work.

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