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System Level Software Engineer - Driver Development - 2784 -OJO

Los Angeles, CA

$186K - $220K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 23 days ago


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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 abilities 




Ability to work independently or as part of a team







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







Desired Skills (not required)




WinDBG




embedded Linux




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




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.) 




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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