Staff Embedded Software Engineer, Sidekiq Platform - Rolling Meadows, IL

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Epiq Solutions develops cutting-edge software-defined radio (SDR) products and processing solutions to enable spectrum dominance for maritime land air and space domains. With 15 years serving government and commercial enterprise customers and 25K devices fielded to date Epiq Solutions is a trusted partner with a proven heritage of delivering open architecture products in radically small form factors where time-to-market cost and performance are critical for mission success.

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JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking a Staff Embedded Software Engineer to join our team and contribute to the integration and development of embedded C/C drivers libraries and components into our SDR platforms. In addition you will implement and maintain APIs using various standards (RESTful MORA CMOSS etc.) to enable end-user configuration control and status monitoring of the radios. Applicants should be comfortable with the full SW design and implementation flow including contributing to automated testing and CI/CD workflows. This position involves close collaboration with a cross functional engineering team to deliver value to the end customer.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement new radio features and add support for new radio products.
• Decompose high-level goals/requirements into the detailed software components and interfaces needed to achieve the desired result.
• Deliver reliable and accurate estimates for development efforts.
• Promote and implement best practices in software design development testing and documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the development lifecycle.
• Develop applications on embedded Linux systems using tools such as GCC GDB make/cmake docker Jenkins and rpm/deb packaging.
• Debug Linux kernel space device drivers and the user space libraries that interface with them.
• Expand automated test coverage of codebase with signal in the loop control of external test equipment including USB/ethernet-enabled RF switches attenuators signal generators and vector signal analyzers.
• Support technical investigations and address customer technical questions.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers to promote best practices.
• Document technical specifications design patterns and development processes.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Bachelors degree or higher in engineering computer science or equivalent experience in software development
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in software development specializing in ARM-based Linux embedded sensors and systems
• Proficiency in C/C library and application development
• Proficiency in GoLang for service/API development
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and implementation
• Experience with Python for scripting tooling and test automation
• Familiarity with build systems and CI/CD workflows (Docker Bitbucket Jenkins etc.)
• Hands-on experience working with memory-mapped I/O and hardware register interfaces
• Knowledge of Linux-based embedded systems preferably Debian
• Strong communication skillsboth written and verbal.
• Self motivated with exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Willingness to mentor junior engineers.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with a cross functional team of engineers.
• Eligibility to work on Federal contracts which require US Citizenship

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Experience with AMD Zynq UltraScale MPSoC or similar platforms.
• Exposure to software-defined radio (SDR) systems.
• Familiarity with high-performance embedded designs.
• Understanding of secure API practices and network protocols.
• Familiarity with SOSA standards including VITA49/MORA

BENEFITS

• Join a successful and growing company investing in our future success
• Flexible work hours
• Generous vacation policy
• Paid five-week sabbatical every five years
• 401(k) matching
• Health dental vision insurance
• Life short and long-term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness reimbursement
• Charitable Giving Company Match
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and performance
• Fun laid-back culture and rewarding work!

Epiq Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.