Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Research and Development (R&D)

Silvus Technologies•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Silvus Technologies, a leading provider of advanced MANET and MIMO communications systems, is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer - R&D to join their R&D team. This role will report to the Vice President of Research & Development and will participate in the development of Silvus’ MANET radios and advanced research projects. The successful candidate will work on all aspects of the system, including device drivers, networking functions and services, encryption, and security features. This position is located at Silvus headquarters in West Los Angeles, CA, with a hybrid schedule requiring a minimum of 3 days onsite per week (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays).

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical, Computer, or Communications Engineering, Computer Science, or relevant engineering fields.
Minimum 5 years of relevant embedded system software development experience; 3 years of relevant embedded system software development experience with an advanced STEM degree.
Expertise in C programming and experience in Linux kernel driver development.
Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.
All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test.

Nice To Haves

Masters of Science degree in Electrical, Computer, or Communications Engineering, Computer Science
Knowledge and experience of different security protocols and encryption algorithms such as suite of CNSA algorithms.
Demonstrated experience with socket programming and various Internet/Ethernet protocols.
Understanding of MAC and Networking layer of a communication system.
Experience in AMD UltraScale+ MPSoC and Microchip Polarfire SoC BSP support package development.
Deep understanding of Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), network protocols, data authentication and encryption, Linux Interrupt Service Routine development.

Responsibilities

Implementation of the software portion of MAC (Medium Access Control) and mobile ad-hoc networking routing protocols.
Network management software and web interface implementation.
Implementation of different security protocols and encryption algorithms.
Audio streaming and push-to-talk voice application implementation.
Analyze and improve product security and robustness to meet certain regulatory requirements such as NIST FIPS 140-3 and NIAP Common Criteria.
Implementation of testing software for product performance and reliability testing.
Device driver and board support package development and maintenance for both ARM and RISC-V based systems.
Linux system customization and scripting.
Perform other related duties of which the above are representative.