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As a Sr. Firmware Design Engineer at JADAK, you will work with an innovative team of Computer Vision, Software, and Hardware Engineers on innovative embedded vision and RFID systems to meet challenging new product requirements, integrate into unique customer applications, and propose and deliver demonstrations of advanced technology initiatives. In this role you will be given the opportunity to work at the frontier of embedded AI, vision systems, and RFID technology and apply it in several domains including the critical medical devices and scientific instruments fields. As a technical leader in the organization, you will also have the opportunity to shape the technology direction and success of a growing company. This is an exceptional opportunity to influence future offering roadmaps and to make advanced capability practical for IoT and embedded systems and to grow your own expertise, mentor others, and deliver technology that makes a positive difference in people’s lives.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical contributions and leadership as senior individual contributor working on multiple embedded AI and machine vision platforms.
  • Work cross-functionally to elaborate needs, key requirements, constraints, and options to pursue
  • Develop innovative, embedded AI solutions in difficult embedded vision challenges for the medical and robotics markets.
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software systems and overall architecture and technology base.
  • Integrate machine vision into practical embedded systems for new products and design to order projects with large medical, industrial automation, and robotics clients.
  • Work in collaboration with team to architect solutions, develop algorithms, and demonstrate working solutions in product intent, embedded systems. Refine and optimize solutions documenting design constraints and latitudes.
  • Mentor others in development best practices and emerging embedded systems technologies. Assist in recruiting new talent. Collaborate with external partners and universities as needed.
  • Support the ongoing development of technology / product roadmaps and the execution of those strategies.

Required Experience:

  • The desired candidate will have Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of experience in Computer Science or Electrical / Computer Engineering. 
  • Demonstrated experience with successful creation and delivery of embedded, real-time software systems is required. An appreciation for the unique requirements of embedded systems is important, hands-on experience delivering embedded systems is required. 
  • Excellent C, C++ and object-oriented design, analysis, and Software debugging skills for embedded systems
  • Experience developing Linux applications, libraries, and device drivers.
  • Embedded SW design with respect to resource limitations and timing constraints.
  • Understanding of embedded real-time software and RTOS packages.
  • Background working with sensors and communication protocols (Bluetooth, Ethernet, Serial, USB)
  • Ability to effectively use oscilloscopes, logic and protocol analyzers, and other standard electronics lab equipment
  • Strong communication skills to be able to collaborate and present solutions clearly.
  • Strong analytical and diagnostic skills
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced team environment
  • Ability to document techniques and algorithms for implementation by others
  • Willingness to work in a global team of professionals.

Nice-To-Have:

  • Working, practical knowledge of core image processing techniques and machine learning in vision systems and especially deep learning approaches is desirable. 
  • Experience with SW development best practices and supporting /leading performance improvement efforts is also desired. 
  • Experience with Image processing and deep learning frameworks such as Caffe, Tensorflow, Tensorflow Lite is a plus.
  • SW and HW integration experience and experience transition of algorithms into FPGA accelerated implementations is a differentiator.
  • Occasional travel, less than 10% of a work year.
  • Mobility to work in a standard office setting and to use standard office equipment, including a computer.
  • Ability to use vision to read computer screen and read printed materials.

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