Job summary

Our client is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join their team on a contract basis.

Key skills required for this role

Software Engineer, Linux, BSP, Yocto

Important

Software Engineer - Linux BSP's / Yocto

Job description

Location: Edinburgh

Duration: 12 month contract

Rate: £67ph UMB (Inside IR35).

Role profile:

We are looking for someone with experience using Yocto (BusyBox and Ubuntu also considered). Ideally, the candidate will have experience of developing Linux BSP's. Once the platform is at a stable build and can load the software, we may be able to consider more of a hybrid working approach.

Technical skills:

• A good understanding of electronics, schematic design and use of test equipment
• A solid grasp of C++
• Communication protocols (I2C, SPI, USB, Serial, Network, PCIe)
• Deployment of software to distributed hardware platforms, multicore programming, memory management techniques, device driver development, code optimisation, interrupt-driven designs
• Excellent debugging skills and application of various strategies
• Experience developing Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment
• Experience developing solutions for ARM and Intel based multicore processing platforms
• Experience in testing and integrating software with firmware (VHDL/Verilog) and hardware
• Experience of Agile development and Atlassian toolset
• Familiarity with configuration management tools, defect tracking and peer review
• Knowledge of standards such as DO-178C and coding standards such as MISRA C/C++
• Requirements management tools
• Strong low level embedded C programming skills
• Understanding of the Internet of Things (IoT)
• Use of RTOSs such as VxWorks or embedded Linux
• Working alongside firmware and hardware engineers to develop working embedded solutions