Host Development Engineer

Vlaamse Technische Kring vzw; Antwerpen; Sur place; EUR 50 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Career development opportunities

High-quality online training materials

Supportive team environment

Résumé du poste

A leading technology organization located in Antwerp is seeking candidates for a role focused on real-time embedded software applications. In this position, you will work closely with a passionate team, collaborating on device virtualization projects. Ideal candidates possess an engineering degree or equivalent experience along with strong Unix/Linux and programming skills. The role offers opportunities for autonomy and the chance to work in a hybrid environment with advanced training and support.

Qualifications

• Ability to work fluently with Unix/Linux operating systems.
• Knowledge of device virtualization and containerization.
• Understanding of software and hardware anatomy of embedded systems.

Responsabilités

• Work on device virtualization simulating physical products.
• Write test cases for host simulation platform.
• Model new hardware functionality in the host environment.

Connaissances

Unix/Linux proficiency

Real-time operating system concepts

Linux networking basics

Virtualization and containers knowledge

Embedded Linux systems understanding

Programming in C/C++

Programming in Python

Golang/Rust knowledge

Kubernetes knowledge

Formation

Engineering degree in Computer Science/Telecommunications/Electronics

Description du poste

Job Overview

You will become part of a flexible team with passionate developers working on real‑time embedded software applications for broadband access products.

We are interacting closely with our colleagues in Shanghai and started contributing to work on device virtualization that simulates and runs real world physical Nokia products on a cloud in a pure software based virtualized form. We are working in an agile manner.

As a team we also possess a deep understanding of the end‑to‑end functionality of our products, as our deliverables are gating for other SW application teams. The team consists of a mix of SW development and test engineers.

You’ll get ample opportunity to get acquainted with the organization, our way of working and products. During this training period, the team will support you with specific on‑hands / on‑the‑job training. Next to that, you will have a wide variety of high‑quality online training material at your disposal. Additionally, we make time to support each other when facing a next challenge and to celebrate achievements.

The goal is to bring our product innovations and evolutions to the market faster and at higher quality than the competition as part of a multi‑disciplinary agile team of senior experts and supported by state‑of‑the‑art development and test technologies, tools and processes.

Benefits

• Acquire overview of the broadband access products that Nokia offers
• Acquire a thorough insight into the wide variety of hardware components present in our systems
• Work on device virtualization that simulates and runs real world physical Nokia products on a cloud in a pure software based virtualized form
• Work together with the colleagues in Shanghai on the host framework development
• Model new HW functionality in the host environment
• Write test cases that validate the host simulation platform and automate them
• Be accountable for the long‑term quality of the software delivered

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or a degree in Computer Science/Telecommunications/Electronic (or 5 years of experience)
• Ability to work fluently with Unix/Linux (as operating system)
• Knowledge of real‑time operating system concepts (interrupts, tasks, concurrency, …)
• Linux networking basics: L2 forwarding, L3 routing, Packet format, Linux bridge, tap/veth interface
• Knowledge of virtualization and containers (docker, …)
• Have high‑level understanding of the hardware and software anatomy of embedded Linux systems (uboot, device tree, basic system buses (e.g. i2c, (Q)SPI, PCIe, etc.), Linux kernel, drivers, etc.)
• Knowledge of C/C++, Python, Bash
• Golang/Rust, K8S knowledge is a plus
• Eagerness and agility to learn fast and be challenged on a daily basis
• Passion in handling complex systems and projects “out‑of‑the‑box” thinking
• The ambition to work autonomously after the needed training
• Fluent in English

Additional Information

Vacancy | Master | Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering | Telecom | Antwerp - hybrid