Embedded Aviation Software Engineer 1 - OEM
Role summary
Garmin is seeking a full-time Embedded Aviation Software Engineer for their U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. This role involves developing, integrating, and supporting software for Garmin's Integrated Flight Deck systems, working directly with aircraft OEMs. Responsibilities include designing and developing software using languages like C, C++, C#, Java, and Assembly, troubleshooting issues, and configuring flight decks to meet customer requirements. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent experience, with a strong academic record. Occasional on-call support for 24/7 operations is also part of the role.
Overview:
We are seeking a full-time Aviation Software Engineer - OEM at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for developing software, providing technical support and project planning for Garmin’s Integrated Flight Deck, building upon existing software solutions to develop basic software for Garmin products and/or applications. In this role, you’ll be responsible for serving in a support capacity to integrate Garmin’s products into the cockpits of industry-leading aircraft. You’ll write software in C and Python, configure the flight deck to meet your customer’s requirements, and integrate software for delivery to the customer. This role provides a customer-facing opportunity with aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in addition to software engineering responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
Essential Functions
- Performs new product and/or application software design and development as well as maintenance activities for products and/or applications already in production using C, C++, C#, Java, assembly language, or other selected languages
- Troubleshoots basic issue reports, reproduces issues, evaluates technical cause and implements and tests software solutions
- Identifies and resolves defects of basic scope using proper engineering tools and techniques such as debuggers, emulators, simulators, and logic analyzers
- Applies design standards and procedures using appropriate engineering tools to document and implement basic designs in an organized manner
- Supports working hours as part of a rotating schedule to provide on call support of Garmin’s 24/7 operations
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Math, Physics or related field OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
- Demonstrated knowledge, education, experience and/or training necessary to develop basic software in C, C++, C#, Java, assembly language, or other selected languages
Desired Qualifications
- Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)
- Previous work or internship experience in design, particularly for consumer products
*Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.*
*This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here:* *Garmin Benefits*
Sample Garmin interview questions
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Minimum Path Sum Find the minimum path sum from top-left to bottom-right in a grid. Input: grid = [[1,2,3],[4,5,6]] Output: 12 Explanation: The optimal path moves along 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 6, resulting in a minimum accumulated sum of 12.
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Rotate a linked list to the right by k places. Given the head of a linked list, rotate the list to the right by k places. Input: head = [0,1,2], k = 4 Output: [2,0,1] Explanation: The list has a length of 3. Rotating by 4 is mathematically equivalent to rotating by 1 (4 mod 3 = 1).
codingmedium - 3
Find the maximum depth of an N-ary tree.
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Find the total number of continuous subarrays whose sum equals K.
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Find all buildings that have an ocean view.
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