Software Engineer

WGS SYSTEMS LLC•Frederick, MD

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

WGS Systems, LLC, is looking for a dynamic and self-motivated Software Engineer with a background in embedded systems, real-time operating systems, and embedded Linux for United States government and international customers. This position is primarily responsible for researching, designing, and developing computer software systems, in conjunction with hardware product development by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates.

Requirements

BSCS or equivalent degree with at least 4 years of applicable experience or MS engineering degree with 3 years of applicable embedded software development experience.
Ability to work with minimal supervision and drive the system design from concept to deployment.
Experience in project task planning and possess effective communication, report writing, and presentation skills.
Knowledge of professional software engineering and best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
Embedded architecture and design patterns
Experience in object-oriented design and program.
Experience in development of embedded software using Linux, MS Windows, VX Works, or equivalent operating systems.
Basic system administration of computers and computer networks.
Candidate must be a United States citizen and will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Significant experience configuring Linux build systems such as Yocto, QSDK, or OpenWRT.
Experience with embedded real-time operating systems such as FreeRTOS, TI-RTOS (SYS/BIOS).
Some experience with web application frameworks and javascript / TypeScript.
Understanding of C/C++ memory management and POSIX standards

Responsibilities

System software requirements definition, coordination and compliance, including functional, interface, and communications specifications
Development of device drivers and board support packages for custom processing hardware
Board bring-up and testing on first time custom processing hardware
Design and develop flexible and powerful APIs to support higher level software system integration
Perform system modeling of throughput, processor load, and memory utilization
Software development in C/C++ with strong understanding in object-oriented programming
Create, configure, and maintain embedded Linux systems using both prebuilt Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Arch) and custom built and configured OS (Yocto, OpenWRT)
Have experience with Realtime Operating Systems (RTOS) such as TI-RTOS, FreeRTOS, or others.
Develop test plans and system compliance and acceptance programs for all developed software programs and systems.