Mission systems engineer vs embedded software developer

Differences between mission systems engineer and embedded software developer duties and responsibilities

Mission systems engineer example responsibilities.

• Manage network access controls, providing limit SYBASE and LDAP system support for multiple databases.
• Manage security, which includes monitoring and controlling database access, assigning permissions to application owners.
• Engage in refurbishing and replacing critical mechanical grind support equipment (GSE) for NASA's return to flight effort.
• Maintain software for ephemeris load generation for NOAA satellites.
• Instruct new hires on grind system components, data flow, and GSE responsibilities.
• Direct installation of satellite command and control equipment at NASA command station sites and train station personnel.
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Embedded software developer example responsibilities.

• Implement a centralize configuration system for managing application settings, consisting of a desktop application with a WCF backend.
• Work with hardware architectures (FPGA and DSPs) and interfaces (USB, SPI, I2C, and UART).
• Work on network, USB, SPI and I2c device drivers.
• Develop driver, OS abstraction layer and application software in QNX RTOS.
• WEB server is developed over USB using TCP/IP stack and USB as a network class device stack.
• Implement I2C communication interface between microcontrollers.
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