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Sr. Embedded Network Engineer

Clarksburg, MD

Our client is the leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement in the working world. Among the earliest innovators in driverless technology, they focus on building systems that protect front-line soldiers and enable civilian workers in our industrial base. They are the go-to provider of ground autonomy solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense, which harnesses the technology for asymmetric warfare in critical conditions.

Mission: The next generation of autonomous vehicles will consume exponentially more data than current vehicles. The increased demand for higher data bandwidth and a focus on functional safety has led the industry to define new automotive Ethernet standards. We are looking for candidates who are interested in staying on the cutting edge as we develop new products that drive the future generation of autonomous vehicles.

The Sr. Embedded Networking Engineer will act as our primary technical expert for developing the latest generation of high-speed embedded communication networks. They will be working with cutting-edge chips (Broadcom, Marvell) and taking ownership of testing and evaluating them for our system.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate new network architectures, including modeling and assessing network behaviors.

• Conduct technical risk and opportunity analysis.

• Derive hardware and software requirements from high-level concepts/specifications.

• Collaborate closely with the electrical engineering team to develop new embedded networking hardware for automotive applications.

• Develop embedded software to support new networking architectures and capabilities.

• Program and configure embedded PHYs & switches.

• Assess, implement, and perform compliance verification testing of automotive networking protocols and standards.

• Perform embedded networking tests at the component, subsystem, and system levels.

• Analyze and assess verification and validation results.

• Conduct network analyses to include safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, and system security.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

• 7+ years of networking-related embedded firmware experience.

• Experience integrating, testing, and troubleshooting PHYs and embedded switches.

• Experience with RTOS and/or Linux Operating Systems.

• In-depth knowledge of networking layers 0-4 and common networking protocols such as TCP/UDP, static/dynamic routing, VLANs, etc.

• Excellent software and hardware troubleshooting skills at the system, network, and individual component levels.

• Knowledge of IEEE 802.3 Clauses 22 & 45 (MDIO) Management Data Input/Output.

• Proficiency with troubleshooting tools (network analyzers, scopes, Wireshark, etc.).

• Comfortable reading hardware schematics and integrated circuit datasheets.

Work Environment

Approximately 250-300 employees.

Heavy engineering and test environment.

Preference for onsite work with flexibility for 1-2 days a week from home, contingent on productivity.

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