Embedded Firmware Engineer

Job Title: Embedded Firmware Engineer
Location: North Reading, MA
Duration: 12 months (Temp to Hire)
Payrate: $62 to $100 per hour

Job Description:
Embedded firmware engineering develops the embedded board support package for all client instruments and is involved in key architecture choices to select the processors, OS, tools, and network adaption.

Responsibilities:

• Architecture, design, implementation, verification, and lab validation of Linux BSP and user space tools for automated test equipment.
• Work with Hardware, Software, and Systems engineering to provide interfaces to complex hardware systems.
• Implement scalable, high-performance, high-quality, extensible, and maintainable code.
• Build, deployment, and test automation of the systems you ll create and improve.

Must Have:

• 5 years of experience
• Software coding using C and C (11 or newer).
• Experience with Embedded Linux BSP development (Devicetrees, u-boot configuration, building and deploying Linux on embedded systems)
• Application development in Linux environments.
• Excellent communication skills and willing to take the initiative to aggregate project needs
• Experience with CI/CD integration.
• Languages: Expertise in C, C coding and several scripting languages (Python, , bash, ...) required. Operating Systems: Linux
• Development Tools: GIT, Cmake, Yocto, Docker
• Hardware protocols: Familiarity with common hardware protocols, such as; I2C, SPI, PCIe, Ethernet, USB...
• Excellent troubleshooting, debugging, especially debugging remote systems with multiple devices in the loop, and problem solving skills.
• Experience with Automated Test Equipment is a plus.
• Comfortable and familiar with peer reviewed software development process.
• Comfortable working with open source communities (Linux kernel, uboot, etc)
• Experience working in cross-functional teams designing complex systems
• BS required, advanced degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering computer science or related technical field from a top university or engineering institution