Sr. Embedded Software Engineer

Overview

Continental Electronics Corporation is a leading provider of RF technologies and innovative solutions with over 75 years of proven performance. CEC has experienced significant recent growth and has established itself as the go-to supplier for a diversified product line supporting a wide spectrum of markets from commercial products, military customers, to space research laboratories.

The Embedded Software Engineers will work with software and hardware teams, create code and documentation to support system control and monitoring of CEC products and systems. Experience with radio or TV transmitter studio equipment and/or system control and monitoring of electro‑mechanical systems is highly desirable.

• Develop software solutions by conferring with users, studying system flow, data usage, and work processes. Anticipate problem areas by utilizing the software development lifecycle.
• Determine operational feasibility by evaluating the problem definition, requirements, and proposed solutions.
• Document and demonstrate solutions by developing flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code.
• Update job knowledge by staying familiar with state‑of‑the‑art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Support the organization by providing advice, coaching and participating in product/system design reviews.
• Uphold company core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork.
• Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct.
• Report quality problems or defects to manager or senior management for corrective action and to avoid recurrence.
• Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar technical discipline.
• 8 years of experience as a software engineer; demonstrated success developing a variety of software systems, or 6 years of experience with a Master’s degree.
• 5+ years of experience developing control and monitoring applications utilizing custom register interfaces and TCP protocols as part of the overall application architecture.
• Proficiency developing and troubleshooting complex software systems that run in mixed environments including Linux, Unix and/or Windows on desktop, server, tablet, and mobile systems.
• TCP/IP debugging with ICDs.
• Previous experience configuring and using Linux, C/C++, TCP/IP networking, and web development with JavaScript, Node.js, and GTK+3.x or similar.
• Hands‑on work with lower‑level communication protocols, high‑power lab/test equipment, schematics & board‑level parts.
• Active DoD issued Secret Clearance.

• DSP, AJAX, SOAP, Ant, Servo motor tuning, PLC Ladder Diagrams, NTP, Subversion, Git.
• Writing embedded / Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) globally distributed applications.
• UI and human‑computer interaction design using GLADE, React, Ignition, or similar.
• Modify, design, develop and debug device drivers for I2C, SPI, UART, USB, PCIe, GPIO.
• Script tools:
  Python, BASH, Lua, CSH, Perl, TCL/TK.
• Virtualization and simulation:
  Git, SVN, Jira, Buildroot, Open Embedded.
• Automated tests and optimizing build.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to find, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee must frequently lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Pay may range from $153,000 to $170,000 annually. The pay range above represents annual base salary only. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as job level, geographic location, date of hire, experience, job‑related knowledge and skills, and…