Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Job Description

Senior Embedded Software Engineer | Motorola Solutions

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Silvus Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Solutions, located in Irvine, CA. Silvus develops advanced MANET and MIMO communications systems, including their StreamCaster family of MANET radios, for mission-critical applications. This role is crucial for enhancing the technology that helps keep people safer everywhere, providing vital communication links for defense, law enforcement, and public safety agencies globally.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person – Irvine, CA, USA
• Pay: $140000–$200000 yearly
• Team: Engineering Group, reporting to the Senior Engineering Director for Irvine with dotted-line reporting to the Director of Software Engineering.
• Mission: Develop and enhance MANET radios and advanced research projects to ensure robust and secure communication for critical applications.
• Tech Stack: C programming, Linux kernel, ARM, RISC-V, AMD UltraScale+, MPSoC, Microchip Polarfire SoC, Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Implementation: Implement software for MAC (Medium Access Control) and mobile ad-hoc networking routing protocols.
• Development: Develop network management software and web interfaces.
• Security: Implement different security protocols and encryption algorithms, including analyzing and improving product security to meet regulatory requirements such as NIST FIPS 140-3 and NIAP Common Criteria.
• Device Software: Design and maintain device drivers and Board Support Packages for both ARM and RISC-V based systems.
• Customization: Customize Linux systems and develop scripts for product performance and reliability testing.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer or Communications Engineering, Computer Science, or a relevant engineering field.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant embedded system software development experience, or 3 years of relevant embedded system software development experience with an advanced STEM degree.
• Skills: Expertise in C programming, experience in Linux kernel driver development, demonstrated experience with socket programming and various Internet/Ethernet protocols, and understanding of the MAC and Networking layers of a communication system.
• Bonus: Master of Science degree in Electrical, Computer, or Communications Engineering or Computer Science; knowledge and experience of different security protocols and encryption algorithms such as the CNSA suite; experience in AMD UltraScale+, MPSoC, Microchip Polarfire SoC, or BSP development; deep understanding of Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), network protocols, data authentication and encryption; Linux Interrupt Service Routine development.