Career Opportunity

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

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Engineering

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Location

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

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Salary

$90,000 - $140,000

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Job Reference

247381

Job Description

The Senior Software Engineer performs research, designs, tests, and implements application software on a variety of embedded and desktop platforms.

  • Reports to: Senior Manager of Engineering
  • Location: Eden Prairie, MN office
  • This role has no direct supervisory responsibilities but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department
  • The candidate must meet the definition of “US Person” under ITAR/EAR regulations


Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Instruct, direct, and check the work of other design engineers
  • Translate product requirements into implementable architectures
  • Design and develop software for 8, 16, 32 and 64-bit processor platforms
  • Design and develop software in assembly language, C, C++ and Python languages
  • Familiarity with other object-oriented languages like C#, Java, R, GO is preferred
  • Design and develop software for bare metal, RTOS, Linux and Android platforms. Experience with Yocto, Linux open source projects and Android AOSP is desirable
  • Familiarity with Windows CE, IOS, Android and QNX platforms is preferred
  • Design and develop device drivers for USB, ATA, Video, Audio, Ethernet, CAN, NAND flash, NOR flash, DDR3/4, SDRAM, HDMI, PCI Express, SPI, I2C, and other devices
  • Experience developing software solutions for wireless technologies such as 802.11, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and cell technologies
  • Conduct design analysis on software assets to assist in the development process by ensuring designs are maintainable, customer focused and reliable
  • Prepare technical data such as design verification test documents, software development plan, software design specifications and software requirements specifications
  • Complete assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines
  • Communicate with engineers and project managers to coordinate and assure project completion; may manage an entire customer project


Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or equivalent
  • 4+ years’ experience developing software for embedded processor platforms, mainly using Yocto Linux or any other form of Linux distribution
  • 2+ years of experience developing system software or HAL layers on Andorid AOSP or other variants of Android operating system
  • Experience with embedded systems and microprocessor-based design
  • Experience with all aspects of product design including requirements documentation, system architecture, design for manufacturing, design for test and design verification
  • Ability to analyze customer requirements for feasibility, cost and development timeline
  • Strong communication skills including the ability to write technical specifications and design documentation, create and author templates for engineering documents, create project proposals with technical details, present verbally in one-on-one or group settings
  • Thorough technical knowledge of application software methodologies including OOA/OOD and Design Patterns
  • Understanding of CPU functions such as L1/L2 cache, MMU, power states, bus arbiters & multiplexers, interrupts, and DMA
  • Understanding of coding for embedded peripherals including Ethernet, USB, I2C, CAN, Flash, SPI
  • Experience using Spectrum analyzers, Oscilloscopes, and JTAG debuggers is highly desirable
  • Experience with ARM, PowerPC and x86 processor cores is highly desirable
  • Experience with embedded Linux, Android, IOS, Windows CE and RTOSs at the application, device-driver and board support package level is highly desirable
  • Experience with TCP/IP, Routing protocols and Internet protocols is an added advantage
  • Experience with MS Office products including MS Project
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with quickly changing priorities to ensure superior customer satisfaction
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum Development


Job Responsibilities

The Senior Software Engineer performs research, designs, tests, and implements application software on a variety of embedded and desktop platforms.

  • Reports to: Senior Manager of Engineering
  • Location: Eden Prairie, MN office
  • This role has no direct supervisory responsibilities but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department
  • The candidate must meet the definition of “US Person” under ITAR/EAR regulations

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Instruct, direct, and check the work of other design engineers
  • Translate product requirements into implementable architectures
  • Design and develop software for 8, 16, 32 and 64-bit processor platforms
  • Design and develop software in assembly language, C, C++ and Python languages
  • Familiarity with other object-oriented languages like C#, Java, R, GO is preferred
  • Design and develop software for bare metal, RTOS, Linux and Android platforms. Experience with Yocto, Linux open source projects and Android AOSP is desirable
  • Familiarity with Windows CE, IOS, Android and QNX platforms is preferred
  • Design and develop device drivers for USB, ATA, Video, Audio, Ethernet, CAN, NAND flash, NOR flash, DDR3/4, SDRAM, HDMI, PCI Express, SPI, I2C, and other devices
  • Experience developing software solutions for wireless technologies such as 802.11, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and cell technologies
  • Conduct design analysis on software assets to assist in the development process by ensuring designs are maintainable, customer focused and reliable
  • Prepare technical data such as design verification test documents, software development plan, software design specifications and software requirements specifications
  • Complete assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines
  • Communicate with engineers and project managers to coordinate and assure project completion; may manage an entire customer project

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or equivalent
  • 5+ years’ experience developing software for embedded processor platforms, mainly using Yocto Linux or any other form of Linux distribution
  • 2+ years of experience developing system software or HAL layers on Andorid AOSP or other variants of Android operating system
  • Experience with embedded systems and microprocessor-based design
  • Experience with all aspects of product design including requirements documentation, system architecture, design for manufacturing, design for test and design verification
  • Ability to analyze customer requirements for feasibility, cost and development timeline
  • Strong communication skills including the ability to write technical specifications and design documentation, create and author templates for engineering documents, create project proposals with technical details, present verbally in one-on-one or group settings
  • Thorough technical knowledge of application software methodologies including OOA/OOD and Design Patterns
  • Understanding of CPU functions such as L1/L2 cache, MMU, power states, bus arbiters & multiplexers, interrupts, and DMA
  • Understanding of coding for embedded peripherals including Ethernet, USB, I2C, CAN, Flash, SPI
  • Experience using Spectrum analyzers, Oscilloscopes, and JTAG debuggers is highly desirable
  • Experience with ARM, PowerPC and x86 processor cores is highly desirable
  • Experience with embedded Linux, Android, IOS, Windows CE and RTOSs at the application, device-driver and board support package level is highly desirable
  • Experience with TCP/IP, Routing protocols and Internet protocols is an added advantage
  • Experience with MS Office products including MS Project
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with quickly changing priorities to ensure superior customer satisfaction
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum Development

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