Senior Embedded Linux Firmware Engineer

ADT•Whitpain Township, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Seeking a Senior Embedded Linux Firmware Engineer located ON-SITE in Blue Bell, PA. This position is responsible for firmware/software development for the security system in concert with the Principal Engineers. The Senior Embedded Linux Firmware Engineer also helps design stable, scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant systems and reusable frameworks and libraries. The candidate should possess sound technical judgement and be proficient at selecting the appropriate algorithms to meet the functional and non-functional requirements. The candidate should also be skilled in designing superior solutions and embedding simplicity into designs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
Strong proficiency working in Linux environments, including experience with networking and software security analysis.
Expert-level, extensive C and C++ experience is required. Candidates without this level of C and C++ expertise will not be considered.
Proficient with Buildroot or Yocto toolchains and firmware Over-The-Air (OTA) upgrade processes.
Experience with communication protocols such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE, etc., and IoT device development, preferably with Z-Wave, Matter, or Thread devices.

Nice To Haves

A solid understanding of Linux kernel space is highly desirable.
Expert in three or more engineering disciplines/coding languages.
Deep knowledge and experience designing systems to achieve non-functional requirements.
Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where learning new concepts quickly is a must.
Strong teamwork aptitude and ability to partner with the product owner/business sponsor to ensure the delivered system meets expectations.
Able to lead a cross-functional team of Engineers and effectively communicate to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Designs integrated system components and develops high-quality engineering deliverables to achieve performance, scalability, and availability metrics.
Defines and implements operational tools and practices needed to sustain metrics at desired levels.
Actively participates in requirement definition, technical architecture review, iterative development, code review, and operations.
Provides technical design artifacts for Engineers and provides peer-review feedback to confirm the quality and completeness of the deliverables.
Creates automated feedback loops and uses data to make decisions.
Investigates, designs, prototypes, and evaluates the technical feasibility of new technologies.
Develops core practices, frameworks, and/or libraries for consistency and reuse.