Software Manufacturing Engineer at Ametek, Inc.
Huntsville, AL 35803
About the Job
Ametek, Inc.
Job description:Abaco Systems is a global leader in modular, high performance, open architecture, standards-based rugged embedded computing for the most demanding applications in defense and industry. Our products and solutions are found in high-profile military/aerospace sea, land and air programs, plus commercial and industrial organizations in which rugged reliability is mission critical.
Position Summary
As a Software Manufacturing Engineer, you will utilize your experience and expertise to maintain and improve integrated software to run on embedded systems and external test equipment to perform hardware tests on Abaco products.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Work with firmware, device drivers, board support packages (BSPs) and associated software components for use with real-time operating systems such as VxWorks.
- Work with firmware, device drivers, software development kits (SDKs) and associated software components for Linux.
- Develop expertise and drive best practices within the software development team.
- Produce internal documentation and records for development and testing on assigned projects.
- Participate in the continuous improvement of the software development processes.
Education and Experience
- Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a relevant field.
- Experience developing device drivers, board support packages (BSPs), and software development kits (SDKs).
- 2+ years of experience in software development in C/C++.
- Embedded systems experience with focus on Linux or RTOS.
- Experience with Python or other high-level language.
- Experience with networking.
- Experience working with embedded systems such as Arduino or RasberryPi.
- Experience with test equipment such as power supplies, digital multimeters, and oscilloscopes.
- VxWorks experience is a plus.
- Real-time software experience is a plus.
- Web development is a plus.
Qualifications
- Understanding of modern computer architectures.
- Working knowledge of assembly language.
- Demonstrated ability to learn new development practices, languages, and tools.
- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a small team and be highly self-motivated.
Abaco is a Department of Defense (DoD) supplier and as such employees may work with or be exposed to controlled information that has been designated as classified information.