Firmware Embedded Engineer

Job Title: Firmware EmbeddedEngineer

Location: Waukesha, WI

Duration: 6 Months + Extension

Bill Rate: $80/hour

Job Type: C2C/1099 Contract

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Work Authorization: US-Citizen, H-1B, OPT-EAD, GC-EAD

Job Summary: 

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement wireless driver solutions (primarily Wi-Fi) for embedded Linux systems.
• Customize and optimize Linux kernel and device drivers for performance, reliability, and security.
• Integrate wireless stacks into Yocto-based Linux distributions, ensuring compliance with system requirements.
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and application teams to define wireless requirements and interfaces.
• Debug and resolve complex issues across kernel, driver, and user-space layers.
• Maintain and enhance existing wireless driver codebases, including upstream contributions where applicable.
• Evaluate new wireless technologies and standards for potential integration.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor s or Master s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in embedded systems development, with a focus on wireless drivers.
• Deep expertise in Embedded Linux kernel development and Wi-Fi driver stacks (e.g., mac80211, cfg80211).
• Strong experience with Yocto Project and custom Linux distributions.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and scripting languages (Python).
• Solid understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DHCP, WPA/WPA2, etc.).
• Experience with debugging tools such as JTAG, logic analyzers, and kernel tracing utilities.
  
  

  Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.