Sr. Firmware Engineer - Audio-over-IP (AoIP)

We continue to experience rapid growth as we invest in resources and create new opportunities, as a result, we have exciting opportunities for a Senior Linux Firmware Engineer to join our Firmware Engineering team. This role may reside either in Rockleigh, NJ or Plano, TX 

We are seeking a polished, proactive, and professional Firmware Engineer to work in our Android/Linux BSP Engineering team within the Firmware Engineering Department. We need a creative engineer, who thrives on solving problems.

We will look for you to showcase your strong embedded system knowledge and firmware development experience and apply your expertise in embedded system's firmware design, development, and support for our next generation Audio-over-IP (AoIP) products.

Overview:

The Firmware Engineer for our Android/Linux BSP team will help in creating new Audio-over-IP (AoIP) and digital media products.  The ideal candidate should take part in the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) as well as handling field escalations with new and legacy products.

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, implement, debug and maintain embedded real time applications for Android/Linux based products C, & C++ development environments.
• Embedded Linux Kernel / OS development on ARM based platforms including configuration management, build, deployment, hardware interfaces, device driver, device tree
• Work closely with other software and hardware engineers to solve design issues.
• Responsible for design and implementation of new device features on multiple platforms
• Responsible for the maintenance of current software including: feature enhancements, performance increases, troubleshooting, testing, and bug fixing.
• Interfacing software applications with other devices and control systems
• Providing technical documentation (test procedures, design specifications, etc.)
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• BS or MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering is required
• Minimum 5 years of proven experience developing and debugging embedded software for Linux/Android based products, C & C++ development environments.
• Must have strong C/C++ skills.
• Must have experience with:

• Embedded Linux U-Boot/kernel development and customization, Linux Device Tree development
• Device driver development, optimizations, bug fixing, add new functionality (DSPs, codecs, FPGAs, Networking, etc )
• Debugging issues within the Linux Kernel.
• Strong understanding of audio processing theory and embedded frameworks (ALSA, gstremer)
• Strong background in DSP processing and concepts
• Strong understanding of IP networking development and debugging.
• Ability to independently read and understand electrical schematics.
• Ability to use LAB equipment for HW debugging and bring-up.
• Working with source control tools such as Git, Gerrit, GitHub

Preferred Skills:

• Good knowledge of electronics
• Experience with the secure provisioning process
• RTOS application development experience
• Understanding of Continuous Integration/Cloud operations/DevOps concepts
• Experience in containerization technology.
• Android HAL experience.
• Google’s AOSP architecture developing Android framework services, Android Native applications (JNI / NDK) or system applications in JAVA or Kotlin
• Strong written and verbal communication skills detail
• Self-motivated, creative, have a solid work ethic and have a desire to produce a quality product
• Ability to work in a fast moving environment
• Must be able to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

Per applicable state requirements for CO, CA, NY, and WA, the annual  pay range for this position ($98,500-$168,220)  reflects the hiring range for candidates performing the role in those specific states. Also note, an individual’s offer may vary from this range as it may be impacted by additional factors, including but not limited to the candidate's hiring location, qualifications, experience, and market factors.