Embedded Software Engineer

Analog Group; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer in San Diego. This role is focused on designing and developing software for high-reliability applications, requiring strong skills in C, C++, and knowledge of hardware architectures. Candidates should have experience in real-time operating systems and firmware solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field required.
• Experience with coding, low-level drivers, and real-time operating systems.
• Ability to design, implement, and debug complex software and firmware solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop software for high reliability applications.
• Support reviews and customer assistance, including creating user manuals.
• Document and review software including bootloaders and BSPs.

Skills

C

C++

Assembly Language

Real Time OS (VxWorks, Linux)

Hardware Testing

Debugging

FPGA/HDL

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Revision Control (git, cvs, clearcase)

Logic Analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Responsibilities of Embedded Software Engineer:

Essential Functions:

• Design, develop, document, and review software for high reliability applications including Bootloaders, and Board Support packages.
• Support reviews, customer support, writing software design documents and software user manuals.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience:
  • Coding, including low level HW drivers, in Real Time OS environments: VxWorks, Linux (Kernel and user space), RTEMS a plus.
  • With in-circuit emulators.
  • Writing bootloaders and linker command files.
  • With C, C++ and assembly language as well as using in-circuit emulators, low level drivers, and board support package (BSP) design.
  • Porting an existing BSP to a different operating system is a plus.
  • With PPC processors a plus.
• Ability to design, implement, and debug complex software solutions and firmware solutions.
• Knowledge of computer hardware architectures and components such as processor buses (60x, etc), MMU, cache, nonvolatile memories, volatile memories, backplane buses, and communication buses such as PCI and AMBA AHB, APB.
• Familiarity with revision control (git, cvs, clearcase, etc.).
• Well versed with logic analyzers and oscilloscopes for hardware testing and debugging.
• FPGA/HDL experience a plus, including FPGA architectures and toolchains.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree inComputer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.