Job title: Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Job Description:
Qualified candidates will receive a minimum sign-on bonus of $10,000. Qualified candidates with additional credentials may be eligible for higher sign-on bonuses.
Based in the historic Camden Waterfront Campus !
We are seeking an experienced embedded Software Engineer to guide the next generation of mission-critical national security systems. The candidate should have a strong background in modern computer architecture, hardware bring-up and debugging, development of low-level embedded system-software including custom drivers, board support packages, and bootloader.
Essential Functions:
Develop device drivers and board support packages for custom embedded systems
Diagnosis and debugging of complex hardware-software boundary issues
Develop software to test manufactured circuit boards and diagnose manufacturing or design issues
Participate in peer reviews, identify, track and repair defects
Work closely with cross functional members of the engineering organization to develop and evaluate interfaces between hardware and software, operational performance, and design of the overall system
Support and participate in all phases of the software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, hardware-software integration, and formal test
Investigate root causes of complex issues, and implement solutions, working independently or with a multi-discipline team
Develop software test plans and procedures, and other relevant technical documentation
Qualifications:
U.S. citizenship with an Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
At least 8+ years experience in software development
At least 5+ years of experience developing and debugging drivers, BSPs, bootloaders, bare-metal applications, or other low-level development in embedded systems
Experience with development of embedded systems in C\C++, assembly, and\or Rust
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Experience developing embedded Linux systems
Preferred Additional Skills:
Proven experience developing device drivers and board support packages for modern RTOSs (Integrity, VxWorks, Zepher, seL4, Yocto)
Proven experience with hardware bring-up on prototype or first-run hardware
Deep understanding of modern SoC architectures, their boot processes, and security/safety capabilities
Proven experience interfacing with hardware peripherals including custom logic in FPGA fabric
Experience building and customizing Yocto/OE or buildroot based Linux distributions, in particular a deep knowledge of BitBake, device trees, and the Linux Kernel
Experience with bare-metal and kernel-space software development
Strong understanding of standard interface protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, AXI, PCI/PCIe
Experience developing safety or security critical systems, including DO-178 and ASIL-D
Experience with Xilinx, Microchip, and other SoC's with programmable fabric
Experience with bare-metal Rust development
Skills and Certifications:
embedded software background
