• Relevant Work Experience: New College Graduate
• Career Level: Entry-Level
• Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science
• Travel Requirements: Less than 10%

The Role

The Embedded Software Engineer will be a member of the R&D engineering team working on the development of advanced wildlife telemetry products.  This position requires a deep understanding of solid design and development practices.  They will work with other cross-functional members to provide technical software-level expertise and solutions to engineering problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliable and innovative embedded software that runs on our products.
• Develop tools and software to support manufacturing, testing, and development.
• Analyze the performance of hardware and software decisions that optimize the efficiency of our products.
• Participate in designing, coding, testing, debugging, and documenting the software that runs on our products.
• Provide upgrades to existing products and assist in the development of new products.
• Support both external users and internal staff members in the use of applications.
• Perform work on weekends and evenings as needed to meet applicable deadlines.
• Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• Proficiency in C, C++, and python programming languages.
• Working knowledge of version control such as with git.
• Knowledgeable about digital hardware design and serial protocols.
• Knowledgeable about analog sensors, signal processing, and digital filter implementation.
• Comfortable working in both Windows and Linux.
• Able to work in a highly cross-functional team environment.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, for both internal and external audiences, at all levels.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience developing firmware for the ARM Cortex-M architecture.
• Experience with either CMake or Meson build systems.
• Comfortable writing basic bash scripts for process automation.
• Experience with or willingness to learn modern C++ techniques and standards (C++14, C++17, C++20).
• Experience with continuous integration and testing at various levels (unit testing, acceptance testing, hardware-in-the-loop testing).
• Familiarity with the basic concepts of networking and TCP/IP.
• Familiarity with the basic concepts of machine learning and AI algorithms.
• Familiar with one or more risk management techniques (i.e. Hazard Analysis, Risk Analysis, Failure Modes, and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), etc.).