• Sr. Embedded Systems Engineer

    Insight Global (Niskayuna, NY)


    Job Description

    Job Description:

    We are seeking a highly skilled Embedded Software Engineer to join our Power Conversion Applications team. This role focuses on developing robust, efficient, and real-time embedded software for advanced power electronics systems. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in low-level programming, hardware interfacing, and real-time operating systems, with a passion for solving complex engineering challenges.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Design, develop, and optimize embedded software in C/C++ for power conversion systems.

    • Implement and debug firmware for microcontrollers and SoCs (ARM Cortex-M/A, PIC, MSP430, ESP32).

    • Develop and maintain Linux kernel modules, device drivers, and board support packages.

    • Work with RTOS platforms such as FreeRTOS, ThreadX, VxWorks, QNX, or Zephyr.

    • Perform bare-metal programming for direct hardware control including timers, interrupts, and peripherals.

    • Develop and maintain bootloaders and secure firmware update mechanisms (e.g., U-Boot, OTA).

    • Interface with digital and analog hardware components using I²C, SPI, UART, CAN, PCIe, ADC/DAC.

    • Conduct board bring-up and debugging using JTAG, SWD, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes.

    • Collaborate with hardware engineers to interpret schematics and datasheets.

    • Implement multithreading, synchronization primitives, and memory management techniques.

    • Integrate networking protocols (TCP/IP, MQTT, CoAP, BLE, Wi-Fi, Ethernet) and file systems (FAT, ext4).

    • Utilize version control systems (Git, Gerrit) and build tools (Make, CMake, Yocto, Buildroot).

    • Perform cross-compilation using GCC, Clang, and ARM toolchains.

    • Use debugging tools (GDB, Valgrind, strace, perf) to troubleshoot and optimize code.

    • Develop unit tests and contribute to CI/CD pipelines using Google Test, Ceedling, Jenkins, GitHub Actions.

     

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    Skills and Requirements

    Required Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.

    • 5+ years of experience in embedded software development.

    • 3+ years of experience working with Power Conversion Applications

    • Strong proficiency in Embedded C/C++. Strong low-level coding ability with efficient, memory-safe, and real-time oriented design is needed.

    • Experience with Assembly Languages (ARM, RISC-V, x86, or other relevant architectures)

    • Hands-on experience with one of the following Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS): FreeRTOS, ThreadX, VxWorks, QNX, or Zephy

    • Familiarity with Multithreading, multitasking, and synchronization primitives (mutexes, semaphores, queues).

    • Experience with Linux kernel & device drivers – developing, configuring, and debugging Linux kernel modules, board support packages (BSPs), and peripheral drivers.

    • Experience with Bare-metal programming – direct hardware control without an OS (timers, interrupts, peripherals).

    • Experience with Bootloaders & firmware update mechanisms (e.g., U-Boot, secure OTA).

    • Experience with Microcontrollers & SoCs – ARM Cortex-M/A, PIC, MSP430, ESP32, etc.