Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer - ELSYS - (Open Rank)

About the role

The Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer supports electronic hardware development needs of the Open Systems Development Branch (OSDB). This includes developing hardware from existing open standards such as OpenVPX as well as developing hardware that is driving new open standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test software applications to meet requirements
• Supervise lower-level researchers and students
• Follow embedded software development processes and verify managed developers are following embedded development processes
• Contribute to research reports, white papers, and competitive proposals
• Develop and maintain software and scripts to support embedded software development and processes
• Lead the development and composition of new/updated open architectures and standards
• Lead technical meetings with GTRI and sponsor personnel, and support issue tracking and hardware development planning
• Lead proposal efforts or new research areas suitable for internal research and development (IR&D) funding
• Support teams of software/firmware, electrical, and mechanical researchers in support of sponsored research efforts

Requirements

• Experience with the definition and utilization of open architectures and standards such as OpenVPX, SOSA, HOST, OMS/UCI, Big Iron, AMS GRA, UC2, NIEM, OCI, etc.
• Experience developing software/firmware/hardware for embedded environments, including but not limited to FPGA designs, embedded microcontroller designs, embedded Linux, RTOS implementations, etc.
• Knowledge of computer architectures as it relates to embedded hardware and communications standards (e.g., Ethernet, PCI Express)
• Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and the utilization of SysML to execute the Systems Engineering ‘V’

Qualifications

• 3+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field of study
• 3+ years of related experience with a Masters’ degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field of study
• 0+ years of related experience with a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field of study

Benefits

Comprehensive information on currently offered GTRI benefits, including Health & Welfare, Retirement Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Time Off, and Professional Development, can be found through this link: https://benefits.hr.gatech.edu/.