Embedded Software Engineers
Location: 5 days/week either in North Reading, MA, or Sunnyvale, CA
Contract Duration: 1-year contact to start with
Client Domain: Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry
Rate –$60/hr on C2C
Any Visa
Job Description:
Our Client, IST (Integrated System Test) Software team is seeking highly motivated and technically driven Embedded Software Engineers to develop software for cutting-edge test platforms.
In this role, you will design, implement, and maintain software that interfaces directly with hardware and operating system components while providing robust APIs and services to higher-level applications. You will work closely with hardware engineers, software engineers, and product managers to design and deliver reliable, high-performance solutions used in advanced semiconductor test systems.
This is an opportunity to contribute across the full embedded software stack, from low-level hardware interaction and Linux platform development to application software and system integration.
This is a contract position for a nominal period of 1 year.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain software solutions in C and C++ for Linux-based and embedded systems.
- Debug and optimize complex hardware/software integration issues across system- and board-level components.
- Contribute to software quality and engineering efficiency through modern software development practices.
Required Qualifications
- Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly explain complex technical issues, project status, and risks to peers, managers, and customers.
- Experience implementing Agile software development practices like story planning, bug tracking, release planning, and sprint retrospectives.
- Proficiency in C and C++ software development for embedded and system-level applications.
- Experience debugging complex hardware/software integration issues and multithreaded applications.
- Experience with embedded communication interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, PCIe, or similar technologies.
- Availability to work from our North Reading, Massachusetts or Sunnyvale, CA offices five days per week.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python for automation, testing, and tooling.
- Experience in test, instrumentation, and automation domains.