Embedded Software Engineer

Position: Embedded Software Engineer (Baremetal/FreeRTOS/FPGA/Control Loops, MATLAB)
Location: Fully onsite. Andover, MA
Contract (C2C/W2)

Job Description:
Top Skills:

• Develop hands on C/C++ software and integrate your work within Smith+Nephew's Agile Scrum teams.
• Support and augment internal team of 10+ software engineers.
• Deliver against sprint commitments and program increment objectives.

Job description:

• Atleast 2+ years of professional software development experience, with strong emphasis on C/C++ on microcontrollers like K60, STM32, FPGA (microblazes or similar soft cores); experience in embedded systems, ideally within medical devices.
• Proven experience developing, debugging and tuning of motor control with closed control loops and using MATLAB.
• Proven experience working with Microblaze or similar soft-cores on Xilinx FPGAs.
• Experience working with and troubleshooting multiple hardware interfaces, such as PCIe, CAN, I2C, I2S, UART, SPI, USB etc.
• Nice to have experience working with UI development on QNX using Crank Story Board and working with Linux.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI.
• Ability to write unit and component level tests for C/C++ applications manual and automated with frameworks like GoogleTest, Unity etc.
• Experience with Lua, Python or Shell scripting for automation, testing, and tooling is required.
• Strong problem solving abilities and comfort working in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication skills, including experience collaborating with external contractors and reviewing technical deliverables.

About Trident Consulting
Trident Consulting is an award-winning staffing and consulting firm headquartered in San Ramon, CA. Since 2005, we've partnered with Fortune 500 and high-growth companies to deliver high-quality talent across technology, engineering, business operations, and professional services.

We specialize in contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements, supporting roles across IT, data & analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, finance & accounting, HR, operations, and more. With a strong focus on hard-to-fill and niche positions, our global recruiting engine enables us to deliver speed, quality, and scale.