Embedded Software Engineer

Silvus is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to join our Engineering Group, reporting to the Senior Engineering Director for Irvine with dotted-line reporting to the Director of Software Engineering. The successful individual in this role will participate in the development of Silvus’ MANET radios and advanced research projects. This is an opportunity to work on all aspects of the system including device drivers, networking functions and services, encryption, and security features.

Responsibilities

Implementation of the software portion of MAC (Medium Access Control) and mobile ad-hoc networking routing protocols; Network management software and web interface implementation; Implementation of different security protocols and encryption algorithms; Audio streaming and push-to-talk voice application implementation; Analyze and improve product security and robustness to meet certain regulatory requirements such as NIST FIPS 140-3 and NIAP Common Criteria; Implementation of testing software for product performance and reliability testing; Device driver and board support package development and maintenance for both ARM and RISC-V based systems; Linux system customization and scripting; Perform other related duties of which the above are representative

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer or Communications Engineering, Computer Science, or relevant engineering field and a minimum of 2 years of relevant embedded system software development experience; or a Master’s degree in Electrical, Computer, or Communications Engineering, Computer Science, or relevant engineering field; Expertise in C programming and experience in Linux kernel driver development; Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts; All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug testing

Nice to have

Masters of Science degree in Electrical, Computer, or Communications Engineering, Computer Science; Knowledge and experience of different security protocols and encryption algorithms such as suite of CNSA algorithms; Demonstrated experience with socket programming and various Internet/Ethernet protocols; Understanding of MAC and Networking layer of a communication system; Experience in AMD UltraScale+ MPSoC and Microchip Polarfire SoC BSP support package development; Deep understanding of Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), network protocols, data authentication and encryption; Linux Interrupt Service Routine development