Embedded Software Engineer (Baremetal/FreeRTOS/FPGA/Control Loops, MATLAB)

TechDigital Group; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group in St. Louis, Missouri, is seeking a skilled software developer for C/C++ applications, particularly in embedded systems. Candidates should have at least 2 years of relevant experience, notably in motor control and working with microcontrollers. A solid grasp of CI/CD tools is essential. The role supports a team and is integrated into Agile Scrum methodologies, requiring excellent communication skills and problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• At least 2+ years of professional software development experience, with strong emphasis on C/C++ on microcontrollers.
• Experience in embedded systems, ideally within medical devices.
• Proven experience developing, debugging, and tuning motor control with closed control loops.

Responsibilities

• Develop hands on C/C++ software and integrate within Agile Scrum teams.
• Support internal team of 10+ software engineers.
• Deliver against sprint commitments and program increment objectives.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Embedded systems

Motor control development

Scripting (Lua, Python, Shell)

Tools

MATLAB

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Xilinx FPGAs

QNX

Job description

Expectation

• Develop hands on C/C++ software and integrate your work within Smith+Neu\u2019s Agile Scrum teams.
• Support and augment internal team of 10+ software engineers.
• Deliver against sprint commitments and program increment objectives.

Job description

• At least 2+ years of professional software development experience, with strong emphasis on C/C++ on microcontrollers like K60, STM32, FPGA (microblazes or similar soft cores); experience in embedded systems, ideally within medical devices.
• Proven experience developing, debugging and tuning of motor control with closed control loops and using MATLAB.
• Proven experience working with Microblaze or similar soft-cores on Xilinx FPGAs.
• Experience working with and troubleshooting multiple hardware interfaces, such as PCIe, CAN, I2C, I2S, UART, SPI, USB etc.
• Nice to have experience working with UI development on QNX using Crank Story Board and working with Linux.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI.
• Ability to write unit and component level tests for C/C++ applications manual and automated with frameworks like GoogleTest, Unity etc.
• Experience with Lua, Python or Shell scripting for automation, testing, and tooling is required.
• Strong problem solving abilities and comfort working in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication skills, including experience collaborating with external contractors and reviewing technical deliverables.