Job Title: Embedded Software Engineer
Department: Software Engineering
Reports To: Team Lead Engineer and Director of Software Engineering
FLSA Status: Exempt, Salary, Full-Time
Travel: No
Shift: Monday – Friday, standard day schedule.
Supervisory Level: None
The Embedded Software Engineer on will collaborate with Software Engineering, Customer Support, and Sales to develop and maintain low-level software. This role works across the Linux kernel, new hardware bring-up, encoder/decoder, networking and software libraries to support new capabilities, software releases, and customer needs. Experience with camera systems and video processing is strongly preferred, though we are interested in hearing from embedded systems engineers from a wide variety of hardware/software interactions.
• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software in C/C++ for video processing systems.
• Contribute to software development in some of the following areas:
• Develop and maintain embedded software solutions using Linux build systems, including Yocto, for various hardware platforms.
• Optimize and maintain software library support for existing and future platforms and customers.
• Build, configure and debug Linux kernels across a variety of hardware platforms.
• Develop Linux drivers for videos, communication, memory, network, and other electrical subsystems.
• Manage configuration and release of library to existing and future customers.
• Collaborate with Customer Support and Sales teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of customer-requested changes.
• Work directly with customers to collect requirements and deliver tailored solutions.
• Rapidly learn new technologies and adapt to evolving hardware/software environments.
• Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related field.
• Previous experience with C/C++ development for embedded systems.
• Strong expertise in building, packaging, and deployment workflows for embedded platforms, such as Nvidia systems.
• Understanding cross-compilation and runtime environments for performance-sensitive libraries on embedded platforms.
• Knowledge of multimedia encoding/decoding, video and image preferred.
• Familiar with Linux build systems, kernel development, and device driver debugging.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• We are open to hiring candidates with varying levels of experience. This estimated salary band will be adjusted accordingly based on the candidate's experience and expertise. • Software Engineer with a minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience.
• Senior Software Engineer a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience.
Competencies : To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Apply Expertise in Technology
Complies with policies on acceptable use of technology; Applies knowledge of computer skills to perform the job successfully; Displays the ability to learn new computer skills.
Strategic Thinking
Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals. Understands organizations’ strengths and weaknesses. Analyzes market and competition to identify external threats and opportunities. Adapts strategy to changing conditions.
Planning/Organizing
Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.
Business Acumen
Ability to connect people with strategies for operational and financial outcomes.
Learn & Research
Demonstrates the understanding of newly presented information and retention for future applications.
Math Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Reliability
Good attendance; Balances professional and personal commitments effectively; Delivers work product on time and within the assigned parameters of the task.
Cultural Awareness
Awareness to think and act in intercultural environments appropriately; Respecting the diverse backgrounds of the people around them.
Gives & Receives Feedback
Articulates positive and constructive feedback appropriately; Gives recognition to a job well done; Upholds accountability; Accepts feedback from all employees.
Communication & Collaboration
Works effectively within a team; Shares information and acknowledges others’ efforts; Helps others when workloads are high; Keeps team and supervisor information of tasks.
Analytical
Synthetizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data
Innovation
Generates creative and original ideas of approaches; Seeks to improve performance; Proactive to identify and create new opportunities.
Physical Demands:
This role requires standing, walking, and sitting for extended periods; communicating in person and by phone; using hands to operate objects or controls; and reaching with hands and arms. Occasional stooping, kneeling, bending, crouching, and lifting up to 25 pounds may be required. Close and distance vision, depth perception, color vision, and focus adjustment are also needed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work Environment
Work is performed primarily at a desk using standard office equipment in a quiet, casual environment that encourages open communication, teamwork, mutual respect, and alignment with the organization’s mission, values, and goals.
This job description may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required to do this job.