Job ID :
41344
Company :
Internal Postings
Location :
Independence, MO
Type :
Contract
Duration :
36 Months
Salary :
DOE
Status :
Active
Openings :
1
Posted :
16 May 2025
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Job Duties:

  • Design and develop embedded firmware for custom hardware platforms across various architectures.
  • Customize Linux-based operating systems to meet product-specific and performance-driven requirements.
  • Evaluate hardware platforms for compatibility and optimal utilization of operating systems.
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers to ensure seamless hardware-software integration and develop, maintain hardware interface drivers for protocols such as CAN, SPI, I2C, and UART.
  • Manage the complete firmware development lifecycle including design, implementation, validation, maintenance, and end-of-life management.
  • Implement secure communication protocols like SSL, SSH, and TCP/IP to ensure data protection.
  • Utilize real-time operating systems (RTOS) such as QNX for safety-critical and performance-sensitive applications.
  • Create and execute test plans including unit, integration, and system-level testing for firmware validation.
  • Use container technologies (e.g., Docker, Containerd) or virtual machines to isolate and test firmware components.
  • Integrate cloud connectivity (e.g., AWS) into embedded platforms for remote management and updates.
  • Implement OTA (Over-the-Air) update mechanisms and secure bootloaders for field devices and troubleshoot low-level firmware issues using lab equipment like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG debuggers.
  • Support media streaming features using libraries such as Matroska or Live555 or RTP/RTSP for video/audio data handling.
  • Work with cross-disciplinary teams and stakeholders to align firmware development with system requirements and maintain thorough technical documentation.
  • Take on additional responsibilities beyond the core job scope as a senior technical member of the department.
  • Develop software with proficiency in C, C++, and Python for embedded and application-level systems.

Education: The minimum qualification required for performing the above specialty occupation duties is a bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or equivalent in a related field or a foreign equivalent is required closely related field with relevant experience.