Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Motorola Solutions•Melville, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Motorola Solutions, the company focuses on building and connecting technologies to help protect people, property, and places, fostering collaboration for safer communities. Silent Sentinel, a Motorola Solutions company, specializes in long-range surveillance equipment for public safety. The engineering department develops products across electronics, firmware, software, and mechanics, following a development life-cycle that includes designing, testing, and documenting products before production. The team is agile, working on multiple parallel projects in a quick-paced environment. In this role, the Senior Embedded Software Engineer will be an integral part of a dynamic, fast-paced firmware & software team, focusing on R&D/design, manufacturing, and customer support. The position requires a proactive contributor who thrives on collaboration but can also execute independently with minimal supervision, managing multiple projects, self-identifying priorities, and aligning with department delivery goals. This role is based in Melville, NY, and requires the candidate to live in the Greater Area, working in the office on a hybrid schedule.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electronics, or Electrical Engineering.
Hands-on experience in embedded systems development.
7+ years of experience in C and C++ design and programming for embedded applications.
Proven experience developing in a Linux environment for ARM target processors.
Solid understanding of operating system concepts, including processes, threads, mutexes, and exception handling.
In-depth understanding of embedded design principles, including C/C++ memory management, microprocessor architectures, instruction efficiency, and I/O timing.
Knowledge of TCP and UDP networking protocols
Familiarity with automated testing, continuous integration, and deployment pipelines
Extensive experience with build systems, especially CMake, and with compilers and related toolchains.
Experience with scripting languages (e.g. Python), build systems, and version control systems (e.g., Git).
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required.

Nice To Haves

Image Processing: Familiarity with image processing techniques, libraries, or frameworks.
Camera Systems: Experience working with camera hardware and software interfaces.
Containerization: Experience with Docker and containerization for software deployment and development.
DevOps & CI/CD: Familiarity with GitLab, GitLab CI/CD, or similar platforms for continuous integration and deployment.
Version Control: Experience collaborating within distributed teams using Git and GitLab.

Responsibilities

Design and implement robust, scalable, and multi-threaded object-oriented software in C++, Linux, Python and C# to address complex challenges in high-speed data processing and networking.
Design and implement robust, scalable, and multi-threaded driver level and higher embedded firmware in C, for 8-bit and higher microprocessor-based electronics using basic operating systems and RTOS. Linux and other OS based embedded skills are highly desirable.
Create, conduct, automate and document Quality Assurance tests to validate firmware/software releases to ensure high product quality.
Create software in LabView or Visual Studio for GUI based software used in test fixtures for production or product evaluation.
Develop innovative algorithms for controlling image acquisition parameters and for managing efficiency.
Analyze, identify, and optimize system performance issues, applying strong problem-solving skills and engineering expertise.
Provide comprehensive options and plans to implement firmware/software tasks including providing accurate effort estimates to project management.
Produce comprehensive design documentation detailing software architecture, algorithms, implementation strategies, test procedures and reports.
Collaborate closely with hardware engineers during board bring-up, system integration, and debugging activities.
Contribute to a collaborative development environment by leveraging version control (Git), participating in code reviews, workflow discussions, maintaining and improving department procedures.