Embedded Systems Engineer at Vaco LLC
Columbus, OH 43219
About the Job
Job Type: Direct Hire
Location: Hybrid - Columbus, Ohio
***Must be eligible to work in the US legally without sponsorship now and in the future
Compensation: Market Rate $85,000 - $120,000
The Senior Firmware Engineer is a key member of the team responsible for the realization of our Connected Solutions products. This position is primarily responsible for the embedded application and development processes to analyze, design, develop, integrate, test, document, and maintain embedded products. The Senior Firmware Engineer will provide technical leadership for the embedded software/firmware development process. This includes the development of requirements, system design, hardware selection, coding, hardware integration, verification and validation.
The talent we want to inspire has…
- Capability and desire to work with either off-the-shelf or custom-made hardware
- At least 5 years of industrial experience with developing embedded software applications in C/C++ for embedded systems
- Strong knowledge of embedded systems design practices, both SW andHW
- Experience with developing software applications in C/C++ for ARM cortex-M based systems (bare-metal or RTOS based)
- Good knowledge and experience with version control tools such as git as well as DevOps pipelines
- Knowledge and prior experience with automated software testing (unit, integration, system, etc)
- Knowledge and prior experience with scripting (python/bash) for testing and prototyping purposes
- Strong English communication skills (spoken and written)
- Desire to write proper code documentation
- Occasional travel (5-10%) for field troubleshooting or data collection, both in the US and Internationally.
Plus but not a must…
- Knowledge and prior industrial experience with ARM cortex-A, ARM Cortex-M, PIC, and FPGA based embedded systems
- Experience with developing software applications in C/C++ for ARM cortex-M based systems (bare-metal or RTOS based)
- Strong knowledge on TCP/IP stack layers and has prior experience with socket programming in C/C++
- Knowledge and prior experience with build frameworks such as CMake, Yocto, etc..
- Knowledge on M2M protocols such as LWM2M or MQTT is a strong asset
- Board bring-up experience of custom hardware solutions
- Knowledge and experience in device driver (Linux kernel) development
- Experience with analog signal processing
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
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With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.