Role: Sr Linux Engineer

ROLE OBJECTIVE: Responsible for the creation and maintenance of embedded Linux kernels targeting a variety of COTS and proprietary hardware platforms and the creation of applications that run on these systems. This person will be expected to demonstrate senior level expertise and knowledge of embedded Linux principals, tools, and applications, to exercise independent judgement to deliver results, and to provide coaching and mentoring to other engineers.

GENERAL FUNCTIONS/SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop an environment of continual improvement through the use of Agile and Lean tools.
Promote the Family Values through your actions - Trust, Innovation, Teamwork, Achievement and
Accountability
Be able to describe the quality policy and goals, your contribution to quality, and the effects of not observing
quality and customer requirements.
Create and maintain customized embedded Linux images (root file system, toolchain, kernel, and
bootloaders) targeting COTS and proprietary platforms used in Products.
Collaborate with hardware and software design teams to integrate Linux with hardware and application
software to create new products.
Communicate concepts, consequences and tradeoffs to engineering and cross functional stakeholders
(speaking/writing/diagramming).
Practice strong engineering ethics (detail, quality, accuracy, communication, honesty, etc).
Work constructively and effectively with teams of varying skills and personalities (collaborative, constructive,
and flexible).
Identify and employ appropriate methods, technologies, tools, and platforms to carry out work effectively and
efficiently.
Maintain technical skills & knowledge to stay abreast of industry best practices and emerging technologies
and methods.
Provide leadership and mentoring to newer engineers in best practices of the profession, including TDD, unit
testing, test automation, build tools, design patterns, and agile habits and methods.
Contribute to the creation of software components for products and customers that target embedded,
desktop, mobile, and web platforms, using appropriate languages and tools.
Contribute to the adoption within of best practices in the creation of software products (processes,
procedures, practices, tools).
Actively participate with agile teams in the adoption of appropriate DevOps tools and platforms to enable robust, high quality, and agile creation of software components for our products.
BS/MS or equivalent demonstrated professional expertise and 10+ years with embedded software
construction.
Senior level experience (3+ years) with primary responsibility for the use of either Yocto or Buildroot to create
custom Linux images (root file system, toolchain, kernel, and bootloaders).
Familiarity with both Yocto and Buildroot (ie able to think critically about tradeoff choices for efficiency and
flexibility).
Experience customizing u-boot for particular processors and behaviors.
Experience creating BSPs for custom hardware platforms (drivers, device trees, etc).
Experience with methods and tools of testing kernel level functions for reliability and performance.
Familiarity with state-of-the-art DevOps tools (eg Git, Jenkins, Azure, Containers, etc).
Familiar with hardware design practices and software/hardware integration from design to production.
Expertise with C/C+
Competent use of Digital test equipment (Signal Generators, Logic Analyzers, etc)
Strong analytical and research skills

DESIRED SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/COMPETENCIES (Applicants may be considered even if they do not possess any or all of
these):
Familiarity with C#/.net, Python, & Javascript
Experience with the implementation of network protocols such as ethernet, LXI, EtherCat, etc.
EtherCat is of specific interest.
Experience with instrumentation products
Familiarity with RF applications and technologies
Familiarity with Test & measurement/metrology concepts and principals (calibration, uncertainty, etc).
Experience shepherding designs into production.
Experience working in agile engineering teams.