Senior (II) Embedded Software Engineer - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Dover Corporation

Description

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Markem-Imaje is a trusted world manufacturer of product identification and traceability solutions, offering a full line of reliable and innovative inkjet, thermal transfer, laser, print and apply label systems. Markem-Imaje delivers fully integrated solutions that enable product quality and safety, regulatory and retailer compliance, better product recalls and improved manufacturing processes.

The Role

The role of the embedded software engineer is to design, implement, validate and maintain the embedded software for Markem-Imaje current and future printers across a variety of print technologies and application spaces using industry standard best practices. This senior position includes both individual contribution, as well as leadership of other internal engineers and external partners. The role requires collaboration and communication across engineering disciplines, functions and stakeholders.

What you will do:

• Drive quality and efficiency within embedded software team by setting an outstanding example in terms of high-quality design, code and validation.
• BSP/Linux Kernal and driver development using Yocto Project for embedded Linux
• Research, champion, and facilitate implementation and improvement of best practices and tools to improve team efficiency, effectiveness, and software quality.
• Promote extremely high software quality and reliability by driving continuous improvement in the areas of unit testing, system testing, automation, code analysis, etc.
• Understand implementation of cryptographic functions used to protect secrets from the application user and unauthorized access. Have knowledge of process/policy for how cryptographic keys are managed.
• Access control - Understand enforcement of authorization controls and how to restrict access and segregate privileged logic from other application code.
• Lead and facilitate high level software estimation to support business planning activities.
• Provide a positive impact on the team with their work as well as improve the overall productivity of the team.
• Mentor and teach less experiences software engineers to improve their skills on the current projects and software discipline.
• Drive continuous improvement in source control and continuous integration by staying up to date with the latest industry practices and tools.
• Interface with other engineering teams, stakeholders, Product/Marketing team and customers to understand/specify the application space and product/business requirements.
• Act as a liaison between cross-functional teams and as a spokesperson for Software Discipline.
• Drive the effectiveness of distributed teams through building positive, cross-site collaboration within software team.
• Lead design reviews and drive improvements in design and code quality produced by internal and external engineers.
• Drive discipline in our specifications and validation activities.
• Use outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to lead and create efficient interfaces with third party engineering partners.
• Build and apply a strong understanding of Markem-Imaje and our competitors printing technologies and application spaces.

What you need to have:

• Minimum a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering with ideally 10 years of professional experience developing software or Master's degree with 8 years of professional experience developing software.
• Demonstrable record of developing high-quality embedded software for end-user products from requirements analysis to delivery.
• Demonstrable experience in a technical leadership role within a software team.
• Advance knowledge of Yocto Project Reference System Structure including Poky Core Components and Poky Metadata Layer, OpenEmbedded-Core Metadata Layer, and Yocto Board Support Package (BSP) Layer.
• Advance knowledge of adding build packages, working with Yocto Layers, developing Kernel Recipes, Configuring and building the Yocto Project Kernel and custom Kernel, extending the Yocto Project Kernel.
• Experience troubleshooting Yocto Build Failures by using dependency graphs, variables and Metadata, Bitbake debug outputs, and developer shell.
• Experience booting target hardware and strong understanding of Filesystem packaging and embedded file types and Root File systems in general.
• Experience with Cryptographic Practices is preferrable.
• Cross-functional, multi-cultural, and/or distributed team collaboration experience is preferable.
• Advanced architecture and design skills such as functional decomposition, architectural viewpoints, UML/SYSML, and design patterns.
• Knowledge and experience with implementation skills such as object-oriented programming, pair programming, memory management, distributed systems programming, multi-threaded programming, and on-target debugging.
• Advanced knowledge of verification skills such as test-driven development, unit testing, code reviews, and defect characterization.
• Advanced requirement analysis and planning skills such as user story development, backlog management, high-level estimation, and detailed estimation.
• Advance configuration management skills such as revision control, continuous integration, continuous deployment, automated build systems, release management, and technical documentation.
• General knowledge of real time operating system concepts and experience in their use.
• Intermediate knowledge of electronics including micro-controllers, memory and peripherals as well as in reading schematics and basic use of oscilloscopes/logic analyzers.
• Knowledge of C++ application development on Linux OS.
• Knowledge of tools such as GCC. Visual Studio, Ecplise, JSON, XML, Python, Bamboo, SCONS, FitNesse, Lauterbach debuggers, FreeRTOS and/or Yocto Linux is a plus.
• Ability to work autonomously with strategic direction as well as part of a cross-disciplinary, international, product development team.
• Strong organizational and desicion making skills.
• Experience in evaluating open source and commercial off-the-shelf software option is a plus.
• Aptitude in engineer excellence processes such as FMEA Root Cause Analysis, Design of Experiments. etc. is a plus.

You'll only be the right candidate if you are aligned to our values and culture:

• Collaborative entrepreneurial spirit
• Winning through customers
• High ethical standards, openness and trust
• Expectations for results
• Respect and value people

If you believe you match our values and have the experience we're looking for, then apply We can't wait to hear from you.

Location: Nottingham, UK

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age and genetic information.