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Senior Applications Engineer - Embedded Software
I represent a very sharp company that has been around for a few
years and they are hiring local talent for this company. The leaders
of this company have had successes in startups before and they and
the VC's see this as being another successful venture. The company
was founded in October, 2003 with the goal of building a wireless
technology company offering semiconductor solutions for the wireless
broadband market. Since that time they have established a leadership
position in the WiMAX market including holding a position in the
WiMAX Forum, one of only seven companies worldwide to do so.
Job Overview:
They are currently seeking an experienced and talented APPLICATION
ENGINEER with specific DEVICE DRIVER development, embedded software
and BSP development to provide engineering expertise for the Win XP,
Win CE, VxWorks, specifically for their complete line of WiMAX
products. They need an Applications Engineer for real-time embedded
wireless systems. You will provide primarily pre-sales and
potentially some post-sales technical marketing support for the
development and implementation of customer applications dealing with
embedded wireless systems (there is travel and the amount of travel
varies). You will deliver technical presentations regarding all
aspects of company products. Assist the sales staff in assessing
potential application of company products to meet customer needs and
preparing detailed product specifications. Implements detailed
customer installation requirements. Provide follow-up support in
disseminating technical information on specific applications to
service personnel, company sales representatives, and customer's
employees.
Your key responsibilities will involve the support and integration
of the products into various platforms and product lines, with your
primary focus being in the area of embedded software in the
wireless / mobile phones / PDA products.
You will be responsible for support of Device Drivers in Windows CE,
Windows XP, Linux and other embedded operating system environments
and you will serve as the primary customer technical interface and,
therefore, must have strong communications skills.
We need this person to be a VERY strong communicator and problem
solver, as you will regularly be required to identify, debug and
resolve driver issues on customer platforms, AND to work closely
with the engineering and application solutions teams ( In-House
teams) to identify/understand issues and drive customer problems to
closure.
Requirements
MSEE or MSCS with 6+ years exp. or BSEE or BSCS with 8-15 years exp.
· 6 plus years experience developing wireless and networking
products.
· Experience in software development in 802.11, 802.16 802.16e
or other wireless products.
· Experience in Networking standards and stacks.
· Proficient in C/C++ with product development experience.
· Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS) such as
VxWorks.
· Experience with Device driver development for either Windows.
· Adept at using embedded software development tools.
· Conduct design/code reviews internally & with customers.
· System-level knowledge of wireless networking.
· Kernel, OS, Embedded software, BSP development
· Ability to develop test routines in C/C++/Perl/Python or
Assembly to debug and test wireless systems. Please apply if you are
a local candidate to Maryellen O'Connell directly.
maryelleno@volt.com or call me to discuss 415-298-1926