Principal Engineer - Software
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About the Role
KATIM is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead system-level software development for secure communication devices. The role involves designing embedded systems in Rust, C, and Verilog, driving innovation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
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Responsibilities
- Lead system level SW development efforts, including coordination with HW teams, manufacturing, product owners and other stakeholders.
- Design, develop, implement, validate and document sub system and system level embedded designs in firmware (Verilog) and software (Rust, C) for secure communication devices.
- Analyze and debug embedded systems to ensure stability, reliability and performance.
- Implement test cases for test automation for the developed embedded devices.
- Enable successful delivery of projects, ensuring timelines and quality standards are met.
- Drive innovation by identifying opportunities for technical improvement and automation.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in engineering.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
- Excellent working proficiency with industry standard tools: Jira, Confluence, Git.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast paced environment as a team player with 'can do' mindset.
- Solid understanding of agile development principles.
- Hands on experience on SW/FW development with at least two of: Rust, FPGA (Verilog), C (Linux kernel / boot loaders / FreeRTOS).
- Proven experience on embedded SW architectures, design patterns and best practices.
- Hands on experience with Linux based systems based on Yocto.
- Domain knowledge in multiple of: IP based communications over Ethernet networks, remote management of network infrastructure, cryptography or audio processing.
- Experience with continuous integration practices.
- Experience with test automation with Robot Framework is a plus.
- Knowledge of information security and communications security, including cryptography.
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About KATIM
- KATIM is a leader in secure communication products and solutions for governments and businesses.
- Part of the Space & Cyber Technologies cluster at EDGE, one of the world's leading advanced technology groups.
- Core business units: Networks, Ultra Secure Mobile Devices, Applications, and Satellite Communications.
Job Purpose
- As a Principal Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the engineering team to achieve organizational goals.
- Requires strong technical knowledge on cryptography, software development in Rust, and internet protocols.
- Technical leadership skills and ability to drive innovation are desired.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead system level SW development efforts, including coordination with HW teams, manufacturing, product owners and other stakeholders.
- Design, develop, implement, validate and document sub system and system level embedded designs in firmware (Verilog) and software (Rust, C) for secure communication devices.
- Analyze and debug embedded systems to ensure stability, reliability and performance.
- Implement test cases for test automation for the developed embedded devices.
- Enable successful delivery of projects, ensuring timelines and quality standards are met.
- Drive innovation by identifying opportunities for technical improvement and automation.
Education and Minimum qualification
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in engineering.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
Key Skills
- Excellent working proficiency with industry standard tools: Jira, Confluence, Git.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast paced environment as a team player with 'can do' mindset.
- Solid understanding of agile development principles. Experience in working in self organizing cross functional teams.
- Hands on experience on SW/FW development with at least two of: Rust, FPGA (Verilog), C (Linux kernel / boot loaders / FreeRTOS).
- Proven experience on embedded SW architectures, design patterns and best practices.
- Hands on experience with Linux based systems based on Yocto.
- Domain knowledge in multiple of: IP based communications over Ethernet networks, remote management of network infrastructure, cryptography or audio processing.
- Experience with continuous integration practices.
- Experience with test automation with Robot Framework is a plus.
- Knowledge of information security and communications security, including cryptography.
Salary
- The base salary for the role will be around EUR 8,000 based on the candidate's experience.
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