GNSS Software Engineer

Drive Innovation in Aviation GPS as Our Next GNSS Software Engineer!

Ready to make a tangible impact on aviation using cutting-edge GPS technology?

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.

Trimble Military & Advanced Systems (TMAS) develops advanced GPS solutions for the defense aerospace industry. Our embedded products have powered aviation navigation systems on over 70 aircraft platforms over the past three decades. TMAS products incorporate a common core GPS engine that is capable of simultaneously tracking all signals from all GPS satellites in view.

What Makes This Role Great

In this role, you will work on leading-edge embedded GPS receivers that meet the most demanding aviation performance needs, interacting closely with hardware, firmware, and system engineering teams to maintain our market-leading advantage.

Key Exciting Responsibilities

• Design and implement software solutions for embedded GPS receivers, focusing on acquisition, track, timing, and resource management.
• Analyze complex requirements in collaboration with Systems Engineering to develop structured software architectures.
• Plan and scope development efforts, following disciplined processes to design, document, and verify software.
• Define requirements-based system tests to ensure the highest levels of performance and reliability.
• Interact closely with cross-functional teams to integrate software with hardware and firmware subsystems.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Degree in Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics with expertise in numerical analysis and statistics.
• Proven experience with GNSS Signal-In-Space (SIS) processing, navigation data recovery, and health/integrity monitoring.
• Deep understanding of SIS tracking/acquisition hardware, algorithms, and PVT Weighted Least Squares or Kalman Filtering.
• Proficiency in designing software in C for embedded systems using modular and structured design concepts.
• Strong documentation and communication skills with a self-motivated, team-oriented attitude.
• Experience with GNSS receiver algorithm design, implementation, and testing.

Bonus Points For:

• Knowledge of software certification processes such as DO-178C or CMMI.
• Familiarity with object-oriented software design and an MS Degree in a relevant field.

Logistics:

Location: Sunnyvale, CA, In Office

Travel Requirement: 0

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, positive Real-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."

GNSS Software Engineer, GPS Architect, Embedded C, Kalman Filter, Signal Processing, DO-178C, Aerospace Engineering, PVT Algorithms, Navigation Systems, DoD Clearance

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 $138,700.00–$190,700.00

Pay Rate Type Salary

Bonus Eligible? Yes

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.