Senior Embedded Software Engineer

u-blox

Athens or Tampere

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the Embedded Operating System team, you will work to bring the company’s in-house operating system to new generations of positioning receivers. You will be involved in the full development cycle of the positioning receivers utilizing the OS, from participating in studies and requirement engineering, to implementation, verification, delivery and maintenance.

To be successful in this role, you need to be comfortable in finding your way in a complex codebase, identifying main components and discerning interfaces from their implementation. You should be experienced with code reviews and collaboration on a shared codebase. Proficiency with embedded system design specifics (SW, HW) and OS internal mechanisms: drivers, networking, memory management, persistent storage, task scheduling and IPC, etc., is required. In addition, a good general understanding of digital electronics is beneficial, as well as being able to read schematics and use soldering iron. Experience with using on-chip debugger, oscilloscope and logic analyzer is necessary.

Your Responsibilities

Operating System (OS) development for new and existing platforms of u-blox positioning products;
Hardware and Software verification, OS verification;
Development and maintenance of software tools and scripts;
Documentation, knowledge sharing;
Support for other development teams in OS-related topics.

Your Skills and Experience

BSc., MSc or another degree in computer science, electrical engineering or equivalent studies;
You have at least 5 years of work experience with embedded systems;
Development experience in at least 3 of the following areas:
- Device drivers;
- OS kernel (e.g., Linux);
- Board support package;
- Any kind of software library;
- Low-level software for ARM Cortex-MK.
Knowledge in information security in embedded devices (secure boot, communication, secure coding, etc.);
Solid usage of git, bash, make and some C cross toolchain;
Good communications skills, desire for sharing experience and knowledge;
Fluent in English (spoken and written).