Embedded Engineer

Job Title: EMBEDDED ENGINEER

Job Location: Waukesha, WI (Onsite)

Job Type – Contract

Job Description:

Responsibilities: -

• Design, Architect and implement wireless driver solutions (primarily Wi-Fi) for embedded Linux systems.
• Customize and optimize Linux kernel and device drivers for performance, reliability, and security.
• Integrate wireless stacks into Yocto-based Linux distributions, ensuring compliance with system requirements.
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and application teams to define wireless requirements and interfaces.
• Debug and resolve complex issues across kernel, driver, and user-space layers.
• Maintain and enhance existing wireless driver codebases, including upstream contributions where applicable.
• Evaluate new wireless technologies and standards for potential integration.

Skills:

• Mandatory skills Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in embedded systems development, with a focus on wireless drivers.
• Deep expertise in
  Embedded Linux kernel
  development and Wi-Fi driver stacks (e.g., mac80211, cfg80211).
• Strong experience with Yocto Project and custom Linux distributions.
• Proficiency in
  C/C++ and scripting languages (Python).
• Solid understanding of
  networking protocols (TCP/IP, DHCP, WPA/WPA2, etc.).
• Experience with debugging tools such as JTAG, logic analyzers, and kernel tracing utilities.

Good to have skills: -

• Experience with Bluetooth or other wireless protocols Contributions to open-source wireless projects.
• Knowledge of secure boot, OTA updates, and system security in embedded environments.
• Exposure to real-time operating systems (RTOS) and multi-core architectures.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance and wireless certifications (FCC, CE, etc.) is a pluscts.

-Thanks & regards

Akram Khan