Senior Firmware Engineer - Core Compute (Embedded Linux)

Contract Professionals, Inc; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Contract Professionals, Inc. is seeking a Staff Firmware Engineer - Core Compute in Sterling Heights, MI to design and develop embedded firmware and Linux-based software for advanced processing and interface products supporting next‑generation military vehicle platforms.

You will collaborate across hardware, software, and systems teams to design, integrate, and test mission‑critical computing, graphics, and interface solutions from concept through validation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• 7–10 years of embedded firmware or embedded software development experience.
• Strong experience with Linux and Linux device driver development.
• Proficiency with C, C++, Qt, Git, Bitbucket, and Yocto.
• Experience developing bare‑metal C software for Xilinx FPGA platforms using Vitis.
• Experience with embedded operating systems including Linux, VxWorks, PetaLinux, RTOS, virtualization, BSPs, and GVOS.
• Experience with serial and networking protocols including RS‑232/422, CAN, TCP/IP, and UDP/IP.
• Experience with Linux image build systems such as Yocto.
• Familiarity with Eclipse, GCC, Makefiles, GDB, DOORS, Jira, Bitbucket, and Confluence.
• Experience with NVIDIA Jetson platforms, V4L2, and GStreamer.
• Familiarity with CUDA and OpenCV.
• Experience using Git‑based revision control and Agile development methodologies.
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop firmware for electronic components and subsystem processing and interface products.
• Collaborate with systems, software, and hardware engineers to create video, image, and graphics processing solutions.
• Develop and review system requirements and convert them into engineering work packages.
• Perform embedded Linux development for advanced computing platforms.
• Develop bare‑metal C software for Xilinx FPGA devices using Vitis.
• Develop system constraints and support hardware/software integration.
• Debug through laboratory testing and hardware validation.
• Develop Yocto Linux solutions for NVIDIA Jetson and Xilinx Ultrascale platforms.
• Develop Linux device drivers for custom peripherals.
• Support Linux driver development, bootloaders, and embedded system programming.
• Participate in Agile software development and continuous integration activities.
• Support firmware verification, troubleshooting, and product integration.

Skills

Embedded firmware

Linux debugging

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

C

C++

Qt

Git

Bitbucket

Yocto

Vitis

GCC

GDB

Job description

Contract Professionals, Inc. is seeking a Staff Firmware Engineer - Core Compute in Sterling Heights, MI to design and develop embedded firmware and Linux-based software for advanced processing and interface products supporting next‑generation military vehicle platforms.

You will collaborate across hardware, software, and systems teams to design, integrate, and test mission‑critical computing, graphics, and interface solutions from concept through validation.