Staff Embedded Software Engineer

2 weeks ago


Pittsburgh, United States Gecko Robotics Inc Full time

Role at a Glance

Gecko is seeking an experienced Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer with several years of experience building mission critical solutions deployed to real-world environments. In this role you will help guide the software architecture of the embedded systems platform and work closely with electrical engineers to integrate platform components into multiple robots that can inspect a variety of physical assets. You will design, implement, test, and deploy software and firmware for real-time distributed systems. We are also looking to leverage your experience in establishing best practices, design patterns, quality standards, and mentorship as we continue to grow and improve how we design and build robots.

Gecko’s engineers work in a hands-on, fast-paced environment. We’re seeking highly self-motivated individuals who thrive in a small company environment and are passionate about developing great products, solving challenging problems, and seeing the impact of their work.

What You Will Do

Work with hardware design engineers to implement and test microcontroller firmware for a variety of applications including such as system control and monitoring, peripheral I/O, device drivers, power management, and motion control.

Take ownership of components and systems and drive them through the full development cycle (design / implementation / integration / maintenance).

Develop embedded communication protocols to enable real-time data flow throughout the system.

Develop embedded software and firmware distribution mechanisms to enable rapid scaling of the robot fleet.

Enable real-time system telemetry from trace data capture through analysis.

Support build and test infrastructure to validate designs.

Improve the team’s automated test and simulation capabilities.

Develop embedded Linux kernel drivers for integration with custom-designed hardware.

Develop embedded Linux software services for robotics applications.

Maintain and develop the Linux distribution and embedded software runtime environment.

Implement a multi-tier compute architecture between microcontrollers and embedded computers.

Guide the software architecture to grow in a way that is performant, scalable, and maintainable.

Continue to iterate on and improve team standards for code quality and best practices.

Collaborate with team members to brainstorm ideas and mentor junior engineers.

Work cross-functionally with hardware, integration, software, and mechanical engineers hands-on in the lab to test and troubleshoot robots.

About You

Required Skills

BS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field

7+ years of experience in deployment, design, analysis, and debugging of firmware for complex or distributed electronic systems and electromechanical systems

3+ years developing and deploying Linux-based embedded software systems

Proficient in embedded C

Fluent in software fundamentals including software design and maintainability

Experience with embedded build toolchains and debuggers

Ability to read and interpret PCBA schematics to develop and troubleshoot firmware

Ability to perform ad-hoc data analysis using tools such as Jupyter and Python

Demonstrated ability to document designs using UML statecharts, sequence diagrams, etc. and ability to drive standards for documentation

Demonstrated ability to apply design methodologies to enable robust and reliable systems

Attention to detail shown through continuous improvements and reinforcing best practices within the team, and throughout the organization

Ability to work well and integrate with electrical engineers

Preferred Skills

10+ years of Embedded Software experience

7+ years developing scripts for build support, automation, and software testing in a common language such as Python

7+ years deploying inter-process communication (IPC) middleware for embedded software services

5+ years designing and instrumenting concurrent embedded systems using stateful components

Track record of working closely with electrical engineers to troubleshoot system issues by analyzing schematics and testing boards using standard lab equipment

Experience using software infrastructure tools such as Docker, Git, Make, CMake, and Ninja

Prior experience deploying Yocto-based systems

Prior experience deploying FreeRTOS or Zephyr to implement a concurrent real-time system

Familiarity with C++ or Rust

Familiarity with STM32 microcontrollers

Familiarity with ROS2

Familiarity with the NVIDIA Jetson and Tegra platforms and SDKs

Familiarity with Jira and Confluence or other project planning and documentation tools

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