Seeking a Sr. Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer for a hybrid role, focusing on Linux system development and collaboration with client teams.
Title: Sr. Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer/Contractor
Location: San Diego (92121)
Term: Long Term Contract
Duration: Long Term
Start: Immediately
- Seeking Client facing Sr. Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer for a Hybrid role.
- Contractor with a Can Do approach with the ability to come up to speed quickly technically.
- Very collaborative with excellent communication skills and people skills
Requirements
- Embedded Linux system development at both Application and Kernel module level
- Yocto and PetaLinux
- Experience working with a variety of different processing platforms (ARM SoCs, micro-controllers, etc.)
- Strong background in architecting both bare-metal and multi-threaded systems
- Proficiency with a Real-time OS (ThreadX, VxWorks, FreeRTOS, etc.)
- C/C++ /Modern C++
- Knowledge and experience interfacing to I/O hardware (USB, PCIe, Ethernet, SDIO, SPI, UART, I2c, etc.)
- Experience with protocol stacks (TCP/IP, RTSP/RTP, USB, etc.)
- Experience with board bring-up and use of lab equipment (logic analyzers, scopes, etc.)
- Experience with a variety of SW development tools (GNU tools, Eclipse, Visual Studio, Green Hills, IAR, JTAG debuggers, etc.)
- Proficiency in reading and understanding Schematics and Component Datasheets
- Good knowledge of version management tools like Git
- Experience with Agile methodologies (Kanban, Scrum)
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