Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company · 13 hours ago
Senior Firmware Engineer
Independence, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expProgress Rail, a Caterpillar Company, is a leading provider of services to the Railroad industry. They are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Firmware Engineer to perform the complete software lifecycle for company-developed embedded devices, including software design, implementation, maintenance, and end-of-life management.
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Responsibilities
Familiarity with common Linux-based operating systems from available software frameworks
Customizes operating systems for product-specific roles
Provides evaluation of hardware for operating system utilization
Provides customization of operating system for specific hardware utilization
Designs software components in operating system specialization
Implements software components in operating system specialization
Maintains software components in operating system specialization, including testing and validation
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science with functional cross-domain skills in working with hardware engineering
5 -7+ years of solid embedded software and/or hardware driver development experience
Capable of designing and implementing software, utilizing best practices
Cross-discipline familiarity with embedded devices of different architectures and hardware specifics, ability to work with associated software and lab-based tools to facilitate completion of tasks
Ability to work with hardware schematics and data sheets to understand impacts to software
Ability to work with stakeholders on appropriate designs and implementation details
Ability to read and modify code written by other people
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
Familiarity with common Linux-based operating systems from available software frameworks
Customizes operating systems for product-specific roles
Provides evaluation of hardware for operating system utilization
Provides customization of operating system for specific hardware utilization
Designs software components in operating system specialization
Implements software components in operating system specialization
Maintains software components in operating system specialization, including testing and validation
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Preferred
Software development proficiency in C, C++, C#, Python
Experience with QNX
Rust experience is a strong plus
Full development life cycle from requirements, design, development, board bring-up, to product support
Software engineering best practices for estimation, design, unit, and system testing
Experience with container technologies (Docker, Containerd) or VM
Experience with communication protocols such as TCP/IP, CAN, SPI
Experience with secure protocols such as SSL, SSH
Experience using Agile in a structured development environment such as DO 178C, ISO 26262 or IEC 61508
Experience with Matroska library or Live555 library or another media container or RTP/RTSP library
Excellent organizational, technical leadership and interpersonal skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate technical concepts and support assertions with data; ability to make decisions based on facts
Experience with AWS or other cloud services
Understanding of secure coding concepts
Self-motivated with a strong sense of team environment
Benefits
Competitive Salary
401(k) plan with up to 6% company match (no waiting period with immediate vesting)
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Disability Insurance
Supplemental Accident, Critical Care, and Hospital Insurance available along with an HDHP and HSA with seed money
Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Paid Time-Off (PTO)
Employee Assistance Plan
Education Assistance Program
Employee Recognition Programs
Site specific Production and Incentive Plans
Site specific Step and Skill Level Wage Adjustment Plans
Site Specific Relocation and Sign-on Bonus Programs
Company
Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company
Our team creates lifelong customer relationships, supplying comprehensive rolling stock and infrastructure solutions for the global rail industry and setting the standard for excellence.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2010-06-01Acquired
Leadership Team
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SVP International Sales
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