Embedded Firmware Design Engineer

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Apogee Electronics is a leading designer and manufacturer of professional digital audio equipment based in Santa Monica, CA. We are a growing company with a reputation for creating award-winning digital audio conversion systems.

Apogee Electronics is looking for a firmware engineer with a strong background in embedded real-time system, driver, and kernel development, experience in Embedded Linux, Yocto, and real-time kernels such as Xenomai is essential. You are expected to work with ARM chips for real-time audio applications, proficient in C/C++ and ARM assembly language, with a strong background in communication protocols such as I2C and SPI. Experience in FPGA or other digital design-related fields is highly desirable. You will play a meaningful role in the development of Apogee's next-generation products, working closely with hardware and software designers as part of a small and agile design team.

You will help develop real-time audio platforms on ARM platforms, assist in board bring up of custom hardware, and help develop prototypes to prove key design concepts and identify technical constraints up front. You will work with audio application developers on the performance of the drivers and overall system, as well as hardware engineers on the hardware peripherals and physical interfaces on custom hardware designs.

Qualifications:

• • 5+ years of professional experience in firmware/software development and embedded system engineering.
• Thorough knowledge of real-time systems and hands-on experience with embedded Linux systems
• Thorough knowledge of real-time systems and hands-on experience with FPGA's
• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering
• Must have a strong understanding of ARM platform, kernel/driver level development experience is a plus.
• Strong C/C++ and assembly language background
• Understand optimizations and design trade-offs needed for real-time development
• Experience with ARM and developing for SOC devices, NXP SOCs a plus
• Low-level programming of peripherals and interfaces, and experience with a variety of embedded MCU devices andtoolsets are desirable
• Knowledge/experience with FPGA and other digital design-related fields is a big plus.
• A basic understanding of audio recording, digital audio workstation software, and audio interface hardware is a plus
• Audio application development or signal processing experience is a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Hardworking, enthusiastic self-starter with the ability to work independently and on a team.

Join the Apogee Family:

• Competitive Salary Package
• Health & Dental Benefits
• 401(k) Plan
• Opportunity for growth!
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Location: Santa Monica, CA.Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa. Please send a cover letter and resume to View email address on us.edajobs.com

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $125,000.00 - $174,612.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person