Embedded Software Engineer Job in Hiotron

Embedded Software Engineer :

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITY

SKILLS

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS

• Technical leader in a team of up to 5 engineers. Key influencer and decision maker.
• Develop/modify/adapt Linux device drivers and board support packages for new processors, memory chips, I/O chipsets, I/O interfaces and boards, e.g. x86, ARM, FLASH, DRAM, Ethernet, WiFi, ZigBee, 2G, 3G, CAN, SPI, I2C, I2S,GPIO, USB and PCIe.
• Develop applications that demonstrate and validate new embedded chipsets and boards.
• Code in C, C++, PHP, Python and sometimes assembler and machine code!
• Negotiate technical requirements with customers and contributors.
• Architect and design the software solutions. Document the specifications.
• Debug complex code at run-time using JTAG or ITP debuggers.
• Profile and optimize the run-time performance of code.
• Create and execute automated unit test, integration test and system test scripts.
• Ensure software meets functional, performance and any standards-based expectations.
• Travel to customer sites to integrate, test, commission and demo software.

• Honours Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a similar discipline.
• Minimum 10 (ten) years experience in the design and development of software through all stages of the software development lifecycle; from concept through delivery to customer.
• Architecture and design of software solutions using formal methodologies, e.g. UML.
• Advanced C coding experience for real-time embedded software solutions.
• Linux device driver, kernel and user space application development.
• Multi-thread, multi-process, multi-core processor application development.
• Expert in comms networking protocols, e.g. TCP/IP, UDP, SIP, RTP and Ethernet.
• Run-time debugging, performance profiling and performance optimisation of code.
• Strong understanding of electronics and computer architecture fundamentals, e.g. microprocessors (ARM, x86), I/O chipsets, memories, digital buses and I/O interfaces.
• A proactive problem-solver that works well within a team to get complex work done in a professional and timely manner.

• Coding in C++, PHP, Python, Perl, Linux Shell Script (e.g. Bash) or assembler.
• Programming for other embedded real-time operating systems, e.g. VxWorks, QNX.
• Knowledge of security, cryptography and authentication protocols, e.g. SSL, IPsec, AES, SHA.
• Experience of software version control systems and bug trackers, e.g. Subversion, GIT, Trac.