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WGS Systems, LLC

Software Engineer

WGS Systems, LLC, Frederick, Maryland, United States, 21701


WGS Systems, LLC, is looking for a dynamic and self-motivated Software Engineer with a background in embedded systems, real-time operating systems, and embedded Linux for United States government and international customers.

This position is primarily responsible for researching, designing, and developing computer software systems, in conjunction with hardware product development by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

System software requirements definition, coordination and compliance, including functional, interface, and communications specifications

Development of device drivers and board support packages for custom processing hardware

Board bring-up and testing on first-time custom processing hardware

Design and develop flexible and powerful APIs to support higher-level software system integration

Perform system modeling of throughput, processor load, and memory utilization

Software development in C/C++ with strong understanding in object-oriented programming

Create, configure, and maintain embedded Linux systems using both prebuilt Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Arch) and custom built and configured OS (Yocto, OpenWRT)

Have experience with Real-time Operating Systems (RTOS) such as TI-RTOS, FreeRTOS, or others.

Develop test plans and system compliance and acceptance programs for all developed software programs and systems.

Minimum Requirements:

BSCS or equivalent degree with at least 4 years of applicable experience or MS engineering degree with 3 years of applicable embedded software development experience.

Ability to work with minimal supervision and drive the system design from concept to deployment.

Experience in project task planning and possess effective communication, report writing, and presentation skills.

Knowledge of professional software engineering and best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.

Embedded architecture and design patterns.

Experience in object-oriented design and programming.

Experience in development of embedded software using Linux, MS Windows, VX Works, or equivalent operating systems.

Basic system administration of computers and computer networks.

Candidate

must

be a United States citizen and will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Ideal Requirements:

Significant experience configuring Linux build systems such as Yocto, QSDK, or OpenWRT.

Experience with embedded real-time operating systems such as FreeRTOS, TI-RTOS (SYS/BIOS).

Some experience with web application frameworks and JavaScript / TypeScript.

Understanding of C/C++ memory management and POSIX standards.

Work Environment:

Testing may require the candidate to fly on government-owned and operated aircraft.

A majority of the work will be performed in Frederick, Maryland, with work in other locations in the greater Baltimore, Maryland/Washington, D.C. area as required.

Occasional travel will be required.

Contact Information:

WGS Systems, LLC7350 Executive Way, Suite AFrederick, MD 21704

Send resumes to:

company@wgssystems.com

and

Kirk.griffin@wgssystems.com

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V.

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