Real-Time Marine Protocols Engineer

NACOS Marine; Drammen; On-site; NOK 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

NACOS Marine seeks an experienced Communication Protocols Developer (m/f/d) to design, implement, and validate the communication infrastructure for marine automation networks. You will connect embedded controllers and operator systems with secure, real-time data exchange across our platform.

The role requires 5+ years in protocol stacks for embedded/RT systems, strong C/C++ skills, and experience with UDP, TCP/IP, Modbus, MQTT, OPC-UA, and related standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing and debugging communication protocol stacks for embedded or real-time systems.
• Proven proficiency in C/C++ for embedded platforms and real-time constraints.
• Experience with UDP, TCP/IP, Multicast, OPC-UA, Modbus, MQTT or similar industrial protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain communication architectures for embedded and real-time systems.
• Implement and optimize protocol stacks including UDP, TCP/IP, OPC-UA, Modbus, MQTT.
• Develop secure OT networks with encryption and certificate management.
• Evaluate COTS products for integration into NACOS Marine platforms.
• Create protocol specifications, diagrams, and interface docs.
• Develop tests and validation for protocols and real-time performance.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, QA, and system engineering teams.

Skills

C/C++

Communication protocols

Embedded/RTS

Wireshark

English communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Software/EE

Tools

Protocol analyzers

Bus sniffers

Job description

NACOS Marine seeks an experienced Communication Protocols Developer (m/f/d) to design, implement, and validate the communication infrastructure for marine automation networks. You will connect embedded controllers and operator systems with secure, real-time data exchange across our platform.

The role requires 5+ years in protocol stacks for embedded/RT systems, strong C/C++ skills, and experience with UDP, TCP/IP, Modbus, MQTT, OPC-UA, and related standards.