Lead Embedded Software Engineer (Hybrid, San Diego)

About the role

A2e Technologies is hiring a Lead Embedded Software Engineer for a hybrid position in San Diego. The role is open to long-term contractors or permanent positions, with an expected start date as soon as possible. Candidates must be US citizens.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of embedded software engineers, giving technical guidance, code and design reviews and career development support.
• Drive root-cause analysis and resolution of complex firmware, hardware/software integration and field issues.
• Provide strong bring-up and debugging support.

Required profile

• US citizenship.
• Deep experience in rapid prototyping.
• Experience with a variety of processing platforms such as ARM SoCs and microcontrollers.
• Strong background in architecting bare-metal and multi-threaded systems.
• Experience with board bring-up and lab equipment such as logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.
• Proficiency reading schematics and component datasheets.

Required skills

• Embedded Linux system development at application and kernel module level.
• Proficiency with a real-time OS (ThreadX, VxWorks, FreeRTOS, Zephyr, etc.).
• Interface to I/O hardware (USB, PCIe, Ethernet, SDIO, SPI, UART, I2C).
• Protocol stacks (TCP/IP, RTSP/RTP, USB).
• Development tools such as GNU tools, Eclipse, Visual Studio, Green Hills, IAR and JTAG debuggers.
• Version control with Git; Agile methods (Kanban, Scrum).
• PetaLinux and Yocto are a nice-to-have.