Senior Software Engineer

Beacon EmbeddedWorks•Eden Prairie, MN

10d•$100,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Software Engineer performs research, designs, tests, and implements application software on a variety of embedded and desktop platforms. This role has no direct supervisory responsibilities but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department. The Senior Software Engineer will instruct, direct, and check the work of other design engineers, translate product requirements into implementable architectures, and design and develop software for 8, 16, 32 and 64-bit processor platforms. They will also design and develop software in assembly language, C, C++ and Python languages, and for bare metal, RTOS, Linux and Android platforms. Experience with Yocto, Linux open source projects and Android AOSP is desirable. The role involves designing and developing device drivers for various devices and experience developing software solutions for wireless technologies. The Senior Software Engineer will conduct design analysis on software assets, prepare technical data, complete assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines, and communicate with engineers and project managers to coordinate and assure project completion. They may also manage an entire customer project and actively engage with the external technical community through writings or talks to promote Beacon EmbeddedWorks Solutions for business development purposes.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or equivalent
5+ years’ experience developing software for embedded processor platforms, mainly using Yocto Linux or any other form of Linux distribution
2+ years of experience developing system software or HAL layers on Andorid AOSP or other variants of Android operating system
Experience with embedded systems and microprocessor-based design
Experience with all aspects of product design including requirements documentation, system architecture, design for manufacturing, design for test and design verification
Ability to analyze customer requirements for feasibility, cost and development timeline
Strong communication skills including the ability to write technical specifications and design documentation, create and author templates for engineering documents, create project proposals with technical details, present verbally in one-on-one or group settings
Thorough technical knowledge of application software methodologies including OOA/OOD and Design Patterns
Understanding of CPU functions such as L1/L2 cache, MMU, power states, bus arbiters & multiplexers, interrupts, and DMA
Understanding of coding for embedded peripherals including Ethernet, USB, I2C, CAN, Flash, SPI
Experience with MS Office products including MS Project
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with quickly changing priorities to ensure superior customer satisfaction
Experience with Agile/Scrum Development
Must meet the definition of “US Person” under ITAR/EAR regulations

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with other object-oriented languages like C#, Java, R, GO is preferred
Familiarity with Windows CE, IOS, Android and QNX platforms is preferred
Experience using Spectrum analyzers, Oscilloscopes, and JTAG debuggers is highly desirable
Experience with ARM, PowerPC and x86 processor cores is highly desirable
Experience with embedded Linux, Android, IOS, Windows CE and RTOSs at the application, device-driver and board support package level is highly desirable
Experience with TCP/IP, Routing protocols and Internet protocols is an added advantage

Responsibilities

Instruct, direct, and check the work of other design engineers
Translate product requirements into implementable architectures
Design and develop software for 8, 16, 32 and 64-bit processor platforms
Design and develop software in assembly language, C, C++ and Python languages
Design and develop software for bare metal, RTOS, Linux and Android platforms
Design and develop device drivers for USB, ATA, Video, Audio, Ethernet, CAN, NAND flash, NOR flash, DDR3/4, SDRAM, HDMI, PCI Express, SPI, I2C, and other devices
Experience developing software solutions for wireless technologies such as 802.11, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and cell technologies
Conduct design analysis on software assets to assist in the development process by ensuring designs are maintainable, customer focused and reliable
Prepare technical data such as design verification test documents, software development plan, software design specifications and software requirements specifications
Complete assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines
Communicate with engineers and project managers to coordinate and assure project completion; may manage an entire customer project
Actively engage with external technical community through writings or talks to promote Beacon EmbeddedWorks Solutions for business development purposes