Embedded Linux BSP + Wireless Communications Engineer

Our Client’s Radio Products Team is seeking a Platform Software Porting Engineer. You will be designing, developing, and testing the porting foundation of TrellisWare’s partner radio vendor Software Defined Radio products. You will have the opportunity to work closely with partner radio vendor specific embedded hardware, vendor specific software architecture/execution environment, platform peripheral/interface abstractions, and inter-processor communication mechanisms. Experience with precise software and system security, and/or deep audio, video and data network processing are each highly desirable for this position. The essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Design, develop, and test software platform execution environments
• Generate, configure, and maintain Linux and RTOS based hardware abstraction layers, including inter-processor and inter-process communication abstractions
• Design, update, and extend hardware specific software component variants
• Facilitate hardware specific software component performance verification with targeted code
• Perform feasibility studies and performance analysis of critical system software on associated hardware platforms; Aid in evaluating new hardware architectures and associated software runtime environment performance analysis
• Interface with common Linux services and protocols
• Document and present design alternatives using standard professional practices and corporate defined engineering processes
• Work cross functionally to measure, debug, and optimize overall radio system performance

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field of study required.
• Minimum of four years’ experience developing embedded Linux based and/or RTOS based board support packages
• Two years of experience with Yocto Project
• Experience with common software debugging and lab test equipment
• Experience with Object-oriented design, data link layer and device drivers as well as ARM based processors
• Experience with embedded communications/wireless systems preferred

To be considered for this position, you would need to meet, at a minimum, the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed here:

• Customization for embedded Linux subsystems and/or tailored lower-level Real-time operating system components
• Deep proficiency in C/C++ and Python
• Configuration and control of Radio Frequency Receive and Transmit front ends, and transceiver control
• Embedded system security including secure boot, tamper detection, secure SW upgrade, key management, user authentication and encryption, networking security protocols
• Efficient, high data throughput systems, DMA, minimum copy systems, and overload control
• Run time diagnostics, Built In Test (BIT), and logging across multiple radio subsystems
• Distributed revision control systems and common embedded Linux and/or RTOS development tools (i.e. compilers, linkers, and debuggers)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Additional requirements are:

• Must be an EU resident.
• Must speak at least one European language besides English.
• Must be able to travel internationally for work as required.