Position: Software Design Engineer
Location: Dallas, Texas, United States
Salary: $75,000 to $80,000
TITLE OF POSITION: Software Design Engineer
DEPARTMENT: Engineering
REPORTS TO: Chief Engineer
Position Summary –
Design and Develop Requirements, Specifications, and software code for multi-board/multi-processor systems. Will be required to work on low level application code and device drivers as well as higher level automated programming tools. Individual Contributor and must be Self Motivated to work as part of an Engineering Team.
Principal Duties and Areas of Responsibilities –
- Perform requirements gathering functions necessary to develop system requirements and design specifications and documentation.
- Plan and manage the development schedule.
- Be comfortable and well versed in software development processes.
- Will be responsible for the integration and testing of code. Must be comfortable working with others at the System test stage.
- Be well grounded in the use of common software tools (IDE’s, Debuggers, Source Control (CVS), Bug Tracking (TestTrack).
- Generate requirements and a plan for system integration and design validation.
- Generate software to be as self testing as possible.
- Design/Develop external test harness and test drivers.
- Assist in the checkout and debugging of new hardware designs via creation of test code.
- Become familiar with the existing clients product line.
- Support the Production Test Department to resolve technical problems.
- Provide telephone support for field service personnel on an as needed basis.
Education, Specialized Knowledge, and Experience –
Education -
- Minimum BSEE, BSCS Degree from an ABET Accredited Institution.
- Solid experience in embedded software/firmware design.
Preferred –
- 2-5 years related Experience as software/firmware developer.
- VHDL, DSP, FPGA, CPLD coding a plus.
- Familiarity with Automated Programming Tools; IDE’s, Debuggers, Device Programmers.
- Experience in Commercial, Military, and/or Maritime Environments.
- Experience in Power Conversion; Power Supplies, Hardware Interfaces, Drive Controls.
Required –
- Be an Individual Contributor and a Member of an Engineering Team.
- Strong Experience in C and object oriented languages (C++, C#, Java).
- Software Design with Embedded Processors; TI DSP’s, Microchip PIC Processors.
- Knowledge of Hardware Interface Standards; RS-232, RS-485, SPI, GPIB, CAN Bus.
- Experience in gathering Requirements and creating System and Sub-System Specifications.
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