Embedded Software Developer

UNAVAILABLE; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The company is seeking an Embedded Software Developer to design, develop, test, and support embedded software solutions across the full software life cycle, with emphasis on embedded C, hardware/software integration, and real-time platforms.

You will collaborate with software, hardware, systems, verification, and product teams to deliver robust embedded Linux and/or RTOS based applications, develop interfaces such as CAN, UART, SPI, and Ethernet, and contribute to design reviews and release

Qualifications

• Experience developing software for embedded systems, real-time systems, or hardware-integrated products.
• Proficiency in C and/or C++.
• Experience with embedded operating systems, real-time operating systems, or embedded Linux.
• Good understanding of processes, threads, synchronization, concurrency, interrupts, timers, and inter process or inter task communication concepts.
• Understanding of software architecture, modular design, data structures, algorithms, and software development lifecycle practices.
• Experience working with cross compilers, embedded toolchains, and target hardware.
• Experience with source control and configuration management tools such as Git.
• Experience with build systems, makefiles, scripting languages, and automated development or test tools.
• Ability to read and interpret technical requirements, system specifications, hardware documentation, and interface definitions.
• Experience with software debugging, testing, defect investigation, and root-cause analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable software and system architectures that meet functional, performance, reliability, and maintainability requirements.
• Investigate, evaluate, and propose alternative concepts, architectures, designs, algorithms, tools, and development processes.
• Assist in preparing system-level and software architecture and design documentation.
• Develop, modify, debug, and maintain embedded software based on approved requirements and designs.
• Develop and maintain software interfaces using protocols and buses such as CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, TCP/IP, USB, GPIO, or similar interfaces.
• Develop and troubleshoot multithreaded, event driven, interrupt driven, and real-time software where applicable.
• Create and maintain supporting development assets, including scripts, build files, makefiles, configuration files, deployment tools, and test utilities.
• Support cross compilation, embedded build environments, toolchains, and target hardware deployment.
• Perform software, product, and system verification activities as required.
• Prepare technical documentation and supporting materials for design reviews, code reviews, verification activities, and product releases.
• Prepare for and actively participate in software design reviews, architecture reviews, and peer code reviews.
• Develop and execute unit, integration, regression, and system-level test procedures.
• Analyze test results, investigate defects, and implement corrective actions.
• Support system integration, troubleshooting, and testing across software and hardware components.
• Assist with the preparation and execution of customer, regulatory, or internal acceptance testing.
• Prepare software releases, release notes, installation instructions, configuration records, and associated technical documentation.
• Assist in developing effort estimates for software design, development, integration, verification, and release activities.
• Manage, administer, configure, and deploy local and remote development, test, and production systems, including database servers where applicable.
• Follow established software development, configuration management, cybersecurity, and quality assurance processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve software quality, development efficiency, test coverage, and product performance.
• Take ownership of assigned deliverables and ensure they are completed accurately, thoroughly, and to a high standard of quality.

Skills

C/C++

RTOS/Embedded Linux

Multithreading

IPC/Communication

Software debugging

Git

Cross compilers/toolchains

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline

Tools

Git

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an Embedded Software Developer to design, develop, test, and supportreliable embedded software solutions. The successful candidate will contributethroughout the software development lifecycle, from architecture and system designthrough implementation, verification, integration, release, and ongoing support.The role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to quality, andeffective collaboration with software, hardware, systems, verification, and product teams,with a strong focus on embedded C development, hardware/software integration, low-levelcommunication interfaces, real-time behavior, and embedded Linux and/or RTOS basedplatforms.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable software and systemarchitectures that meet functional, performance, reliability, and maintainabilityrequirements.

• Investigate, evaluate, and propose alternative concepts, architectures, designs,algorithms, tools, and development processes.
• Assist in preparing system-level and software architecture and designdocumentation.
• Develop, modify, debug, and maintain embedded software based on approvedrequirements and designs.
• Develop and maintain software interfaces using protocols and buses such as CAN,UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, TCP/IP, USB, GPIO, or similar interfaces.
• Develop and troubleshoot multithreaded, event driven, interrupt driven, and realtime software where applicable.
• Create and maintain supporting development assets, including scripts, build files,makefiles, configuration files, deployment tools, and test utilities.
• Support cross compilation, embedded build environments, toolchains, and targetdevice deployment.
• Perform software, product, and system verification activities as required.
• Prepare technical documentation and supporting materials for design reviews, codereviews, verification activities, and product releases.
• Prepare for and actively participate in software design reviews, architecture reviews,and peer code reviews.
• Develop and execute unit, integration, regression, and system-level test procedures.
• Analyze test results, investigate defects, and implement corrective actions.
• Support system integration, troubleshooting, and testing across software andhardware components.
• Assist with the preparation and execution of customer, regulatory, or internalacceptance testing.
• Prepare software releases, release notes, installation instructions, configurationrecords, and associated technical documentation.
• Assist in developing effort estimates for software design, development, integration,verification, and release activities.
• Manage, administer, configure, and deploy local and remote development, test, andproduction systems, including database servers where applicable.
• Follow established software development, configuration management,cybersecurity, and quality assurance processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve software quality, development efficiency, testcoverage, and product performance.
• Take ownership of assigned deliverables and ensure they are completed accurately,thoroughly, and to a high standard of quality.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering,Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Experience developing software for embedded systems, real-time systems, orhardware-integrated products.
• Proficiency in C and/or C++.
• Experience with embedded operating systems, real-time operating systems, orembedded Linux.
• Good understanding of processes, threads, synchronization, concurrency,interrupts, timers, and inter process or inter task communication concepts.
• Understanding of software architecture, modular design, data structures,algorithms, and software development lifecycle practices.
• Experience working with cross compilers, embedded toolchains, and targethardware.
• Experience with source control and configuration management tools such as Git.
• Experience with build systems, makefiles, scripting languages, and automateddevelopment or test tools.
• Ability to read and interpret technical requirements, system specifications,hardware documentation, and interface definitions.
• Experience with software debugging, testing, defect investigation, and root-causeanalysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinaryengineering team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with microcontrollers, microprocessors, device drivers, board supportpackages, or firmware development.
• Experience with communication interfaces and protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART,CAN, Ethernet, TCP/IP, USB, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with hardware debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers,debuggers, and protocol analyzers.
• Experience with continuous integration, automated testing, static analysis, andcode-quality tools.
• Experience with Python, Bash, or other scripting languages.
• Familiarity with databases, server administration, virtualization, containers, orremote deployment environments.
• Familiarity with containers, remote deployment, and Linux systems where thesetechnologies are used as part of the embedded development or test environment.
• Experience working within regulated, safety-critical, or high-reliability developmentenvironments.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles for embedded devices and connectedsystems.
• Understanding of secure coding, authentication, software integrity, securecommunications, and embedded device security concepts is an asset.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or other iterative software developmentmethodologies.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and technical problem-solving abilities.
• Strong low level debugging and root cause analysis skills.
• Commitment to software quality and engineering best practices.
• Careful attention to detail and documentation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project commitments.
• Willingness to investigate complex technical issues and develop practical solutions.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Collaborative, accountable, and results-oriented approach to work