Embedded Software Engineer III

The Embedded Software Engineer III

Location: Twinsburg, OH

Objective

The Embedded Software Engineer III is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining advanced embedded software systems for proprietary hardware platforms. This role emphasizes deep expertise in embedded Linux, multi-core processors, and modern embedded system architectures. The engineer is expected to exercise senior-level judgment, mentor other engineers, and deliver robust, production-quality embedded solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for COTS and proprietary platforms, with a strong focus on Linux-based systems, including kernel configuration, driver development, and system-level software.
• Develop and optimize software for multi-core and heterogeneous processing environments, including threading, synchronization, inter-core communication, and performance tuning.
• Develop and integrate device drivers and hardware interfaces (USB, Ethernet, SPI, I²C, etc.) across bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux environments.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, and system engineering teams to integrate hardware, OS, and application layers into cohesive products.
• Analyze system performance and reliability, optimizing resource usage, boot time, and core utilization on embedded Linux platforms.
• Implement and maintain board support packages (BSPs), bootloaders (e.g., U-Boot), device trees, and low-level system initialization.
• Communicate technical decisions, risks, and tradeoffs effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain rigorous engineering standards for documentation, design quality, code clarity, and ethical conduct.
• Work constructively with diverse engineering teams and contribute positively to team culture and collaboration.
• Continuously evaluate and adopt modern embedded development methods, frameworks, and toolchains (Yocto).
• Mentor junior engineers in embedded Linux development, driver architecture, multi-core programming, test automation, and design principles.
• Contribute to embedded, desktop, mobile, or web-integrated components as required.
• Support continuous improvement and modern DevOps practices, including CI/CD workflows for embedded Linux development.
  
  

REQUIRED SKILLS

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• 10 years of embedded software development, including substantial experience in embedded Linux.
• Strong expertise in C and C for embedded environments.
• Deep experience with multi-core processors, including Core scheduling and affinity
• Inter-core communication Parallel programming and synchronization
• Profiling and performance optimization
• Strong proficiency in Linux internals: Kernel configuration and customization
• BSP development
• Device tree configuration
• Kernel module and driver development
• Filesystem configuration and optimization
• Demonstrated experience with communication technologies (USB, Ethernet, SPI, I²C).
• Experience with RTOS and bare-metal software as well as full OS integration.
• Competent with TDD, unit testing, and automated test frameworks.
• Experienced with DevOps tools (Git, Azure DevOps, containerized tooling, etc.).
• Strong understanding of microcontroller hardware interfaces (registers, interrupts, DMA,
• Experience with embedded Linux build systems such as Yocto.
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The client offers a competitive salary package that is dependent on qualifications and experience, as well as a strong benefit package, plus participation in a company-wide bonus plan. For immediate consideration and faster response, please forward current resume to: sb@scientificsearch.com. Please include job #19643 in subject line. Please note that all candidates applying must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident. Client will NOT sponsor.