Engineer, Sr. Software
Bridgewater, NJ

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview:

Optical Solutions located in Bridgewater, NJ is a global supplier of agile optical modules that simplify, automate and make affordable the delivery of high bandwidth applications.

Over the past decade, we have been instrumental in bringing ROADM technology to market and creating viable solutions for wavelength selective switching (WSS) applications.

The location offers a rewarding, dynamic working environment for focused professionals interested in being part of a team that is successful and delivers cutting-edge technology to our customers ahead of our competitors.

We are currently growing our team in response to ongoing demand and recruiting for Senior Software Engineer focused on the software development in the management and control of embedded devices in telecom.

The ideal candidate for Senior Software Engineer will have significant software development experience in the management and control of embedded devices in the telecom or similar industries. This talent will also have experience in product realization including support for firmware validation and factory test station development.

This developer will join a small team of highly experienced software, hardware, and optical design engineers working on many aspects of the product and station code. Talent must be able to clearly communicate with peers, product marketing, and customers.

Essential Functions:

* Develop embedded management and control software for advanced, complex optical modules, line-cards, and nodes to be deployed in live telecom networks.
* Develop device drivers for off-the-shelf and proprietary custom devices.
* Develop management interfaces ranging from low-level messaging APIs up to graphical UIs
* Implement real-time control code for optoelectronic devices.
* Develop offline tools for automated testing and demonstration purposes, including scripting and GUIs and interfacing with lab equipment.
* Develop factory test station software to support production of optical modules and electronics.
* Develop for runtime environments that range from "bare metal" to embedded Linux and offline environments that include Linux and Windows.
* Develop for custom-designed hardware that includes soft and hard-core processors. Develop for field-programmable system on chip devices.
* Interface with customer engineering teams.

Position Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science degree.
* 5+ years of C/C++ development experience in embedded software.
* 3+ years' experience developing for embedded systems is required.
* 3+ years' experience writing device drivers and board support firmware.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience developing for a Unix/Linux environment highly advantageous
* Experience with scripting languages Python, Perl, or Ruby an advantage.

Skills and Abilities:

* Ability to plan and prioritize activities, perform and monitor multiple overlapping tasks/operations to meet schedule
* Hands-on capability and management style.
* Self-motivated and self-driven to fulfill job duties and responsibilities.
* Team-oriented, bright, forward-thinking, and creative.
* High energy level with strong interpersonal skills.
* Highest level of personal and professional integrity.

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