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Embedded Software Engineer (Yocto)

Kelly
Portage, MI Contractor
POSTED ON 5/31/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/28/2026

Important information: To be immediately considered, please send an updated version of your resume to somp767@kellyservices.com.


Job Title: Staff Engineer

Pay rate: Can go upto $92 Per hour

Location: Portage, MI, 49002 (ONSITE)

Type : W2 contract

Duration: 18 months


Must Have

  • Yocto maintenance projects
  • C, C , Python, Matlab, other scripting languages
  • Linux driver development and kernel debugging


Nice to have

  • Familiarity with requirements and traceability tools (e.g., JAMA, DOORS)
  • Familiarity with GitLab and CI/CD pipelines and concepts
  • Understanding of SDLC and verification processes, preferably in a regulated environment
  • Regulated industry experience desired (Military, Automotive, Medical Devices)



Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering/ Computer Science or related discipline & 4 years of work experience.


  • What project(s) are they working on? Yocto upgrades to multiple platforms
  • Why is this position open? What is creating the need for this hire? We are establishing a new team to do operating systems lifecycle management, we need to have the initial team members to define processes and initial goals for the team and achieve charter milestones


Technical Responsibilities:

  • Conduct or design advanced prototyping and testing.
  • Conduct advanced problem solving, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against component and sub-system requirements.
  • Conduct and design research and studies to support advanced product design.
  • Translate user needs to design inputs/specifications and produce advanced component and sub-system level designs.
  • Analyze and correct complex product design issues, using independent judgment.
  • Independently balance design tradeoffs while designing a component of the system.
  • Develop and design software systems per requirements and architecture defined.
  • Code development time/resource estimation to support projects.
  • Generate and review the necessary documents to support the project. (requirements/design/architecture/bugs/test).
  • General Responsibilities:
  • Work cooperatively with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success as a leader on the team.
  • Identify and support the creation of or improvements to procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology.
  • Support and execute segments of complex product development to advance projects through the design /development/launch process.
  • Contribute to product development from concept through release.
  • Deliver high quality results with passion, energy and drive to meet business priorities.
  • Build relationships and influence across the engineering groups within the business.
  • Design, develop, modify, evaluate and verify software components for medical devices.
  • In code reviews apply design principals, coding standards and best practices.


Qualifications

Programming Languages:

  • Knowledgeable programming skills in C, C , Python, Matlab.
  • Design and Development Skills:
  • Knowledgeable with integrated development environments (IDE) for projects.
  • Knowledgeable with tools for static/dynamic analysis, memory management, code coverage and techniques for analyzing software.
  • Software Process Skills:
  • Software Development Life Cycle processes
  • Knowledge in creating estimates for code implementation time/resource for assigned tasks and projects.
  • Knowledge from using Application Lifecycle Management /Traceability tools.
  • Knowledge of regulatory and compliance standards applied to the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).

Salary : $70 - $90

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