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Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Aversan Inc. (www.aversan.com) is a trusted multi-service engineering and electronics manufacturing company. Aversan delivers leading-edge and reliable safety-critical electronics and software systems to the aerospace, defense, and space industries.
We are currently seeking a qualified Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join our team.
Location: Alameda, California
Schedule: Remote (This is a remote position, or hybrid if near the office)
Description
We are seeking a Senior level Software Engineer (Member of the Technical Staff or Senior Member of the Technical Staff level, depending on experience) with solid experience implementing complete network stacks for embedded devices. This is a technical leadership role with a strong “customer facing” component involving customer interaction during pre-sales negotiations, architecture discussions, requirements solicitation and definition and of course, solutions implementation and testing.
Excellent communication and people skills required for a positive influence on the project team and direct interactions with customers.
The candidate must have proven skills in designing, implementing and testing embedded systems. A track record working with real-time operating systems (RTOS’s such as VxWorks) and Linux operating systems is expected. The candidate must have an aptitude for troubleshooting, defining solutions, architecture, preparing schedules and cost estimates. The candidate must also have good documentation and code development skillsets.
Responsibilities
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualification
Aversan Inc. (www.aversan.com) is a trusted multi-service engineering and electronics manufacturing company. Aversan delivers leading-edge and reliable safety-critical electronics and software systems to the aerospace, defense, and space industries.
We are currently seeking a qualified Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join our team.
Location: Alameda, California
Schedule: Remote (This is a remote position, or hybrid if near the office)
Description
We are seeking a Senior level Software Engineer (Member of the Technical Staff or Senior Member of the Technical Staff level, depending on experience) with solid experience implementing complete network stacks for embedded devices. This is a technical leadership role with a strong “customer facing” component involving customer interaction during pre-sales negotiations, architecture discussions, requirements solicitation and definition and of course, solutions implementation and testing.
Excellent communication and people skills required for a positive influence on the project team and direct interactions with customers.
The candidate must have proven skills in designing, implementing and testing embedded systems. A track record working with real-time operating systems (RTOS’s such as VxWorks) and Linux operating systems is expected. The candidate must have an aptitude for troubleshooting, defining solutions, architecture, preparing schedules and cost estimates. The candidate must also have good documentation and code development skillsets.
Responsibilities
- Work with the Project Manager and sales team on services sales opportunities. Work would include definition of customer product requirements, evaluation and selection of product architecture, determination of project feasibility, estimating costs and preparing development schedules.
- Perform role of project team lead designer and team technical mentor. Also act as the customer facing technical expert for the project team.
- Design and develop embedded software on top of Clients’ products.
- Design and develop complete solutions requiring device driver development, board configurations, operating system configuration and bootloaders.
- Full lifecycle support includes requirements, architecture, design, implementation, testing, test automation, documentation, reviewing of peer’s work, etc.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
- 10 years of overall software development experience
- Hands-on experience working with embedded and real-time operating systems (VxWorks and embedded Linux preferred)
- Low level software development experience, such as device drivers, board support packages, bootloaders, and board bring up with an embedded operating system
- Experience developing embedded real-time systems on various architectures
- Strong troubleshooting, design and architecture experience
- Several years of C/C language expertise
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Track record of estimating and completing software development tasks on time
- Self-motivated, independent, and comfortable working directly with customers
- Ability to independently formulate direction given vague requirements
- Direct customer interface experience with a track record of achieving high levels of customer satisfaction
- Demonstrated strength in planning and organization; effectiveness as a team leader; drive and perseverance in accomplishing goals; professional integrity; adaptability to new projects; resourcefulness; energy and motivation to initiate and complete tasks; and enthusiasm building expertise in the technology
Preferred Qualification
- Experience Safety Certification (such as DO-178C, ISO 26262, IEC 62304), Security (such as secure boot, FIPS-140-2) or networking (such as TCP/IP and TSN) a plus.
- Experience working with and guiding international teams is a plus
- In the future, the role might require a US Government security clearance
