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Windows Kernal Driver Engineer role Best fit signals to look for on resumes: Experience with kernel mode driver work (WDM/KMDF), debugging, dumps, and lab bring up Device interaction debugging across ...

Windows Kernal Driver Engineer Location: Redmond, WA Onsite/Remote: Day 1 Onsite at customer ... Device interaction debugging across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries, including ACPI ...

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Strong experience in Linux kernel development and device driver programming (C, C++) - 5+ yrs * Deep understanding of operating system internals, hardware-software interaction, and low-level ...

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System Level Software Engineer - Driver Development - 2784 -OJO

Philadelphia, PA โ€ข On-site

$174K - $206K/yr

Full-time

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Job Description

System Level Software Engineer - Driver Development - 2784




Job Ref.: 2784


Job Title: System Level Software Engineer - Driver Development


Role: Information Technology


Relocation Available: Yes


Industry: I.T.


Location: South Carolina


Town / City: Greer


Job Type: Permanent full-time


Job description:


Company develops custom system level software, including device drivers, firmware, embedded applications, protocol stacks, board support packages, and custom interfaces. They specialize in wireless communications for military and embedded systems.


They are seeking a talented Software Development professional who specializes in system-level development (device drivers, firmware, embedded systems) to serve as a key member of the engineering team. This individual will be responsible for developing and supporting user mode applications, device drivers, and firmware for a wide variety of systems, including networking and communication hardware and software products. These responsibilities include the design and development of protocols and algorithms for a variety of technologies, including USB, PCI, 802. WLAN, Ethernet, VoIP, Bluetooth, cellular, and broadband communications. This individual must be able to communicate effectively with clients and be attentive to customer satisfaction.


Windows Kernel and/or Driver Programming experience (XP, Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8) or current Linux Kernel Driver programming experience.


6-8+ years C, C+ programming experience.


6-8+ years of application development experience


Excellent written and verbal communications skills


Strong debugging skills


Superior problem solving abilitiesย 


Ability to work independently or as part of a team



Required Education: Bachelors or Masters in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.ย 



Desired Skills (not required)


WinDBG


embedded Linux


Experience with multiple Linux distributions (Montavista, Ubuntu, OpenEmbedded, Red Hat, Buildroot, etc.)ย 


Embedded Linux development for a variety of platforms (ARM, MIPS, x86, PowerPC, etc.) and board support packages.


Experience writing software that interfaces with hardware (one or more of the following: device drivers, firmware, embedded systems).


Experience with real time and multithreaded applications


Experience performing architectural definition, documentation, and development at the system level


Reverse Engineering (IDA Pro, Ollydbg, etc.)ย 


Communication protocol experience (designing, implementing)


Experience writing software that interfaces with hardware (one or more of the following: device drivers, firmware, embedded systems)



Clearance Required: Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen in order to meet the minimum requirement to obtain the required clearance.


Bottom Line Requirements:


1. Bachelors or Masters in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related.


2. Windows Kernel or Driver Programming experience (XP, Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8) or current Linux Kernel Driver programming experience.


3. 6-8+ years C, C+ programming experience.


4. 6-8+ years of application development experience.


5. US Citizen able to obtain clearance.





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