Embedded Software Engineer at Cintal, Inc. – Chillicothe, Illinois

Cintal is a forward-thinking global technology company that develops and provides cutting-edge products and services to various industries such as heavy equipment, industrial, defense, agriculture, and medical. With our dedicated team of experienced technical professionals, Cintal aims to add value for its customers by leveraging advanced technologies to reduce product costs, shorten design and development lead times, and accelerate the introduction of high-quality products to the market.

BENEFITS:

• 10 paid holidays per year
• 2 weeks of paid time off per year, the current year is pro-rated based on start date
• Access to the company’s medical insurance, including dental and vision
• Eligibility for life insurance and disability coverage for short or long-term disabilities or long- term care needs
• 401 (k) eligibility with employer contribution annually
• Reimbursement for relocation expenses up to a certain amount on a case-by-case basis
• Yearly bonus based on company performance
• Visa sponsorship

JOB DESCRIPTION/TYPICAL TASK BREAKDOWN:

• Mandatory on-site full-time. Depending upon the phase of the assignment, typical day would range from reading the client requirements, researching applicable hardware/interfacing requirements, designing solutions, working with peers & tech leads to finalize solutions, coding solution in C/C++/Rust, manage versioning, unit testing, and/or regression testing.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The main function of this position is to apply the principles of electrical engineering and computer science to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of embedded solutions for electronic systems. A typical embedded engineer researches, designs, develops, and tests hardware-level software, compilers, and network distribution software for medical, industrial, military, communications, aerospace, business, scientific and general computing applications. This assignment develops the low-layer software (such as I/O drivers, Linux kernel, boot, etc.) which interfaces with wide variety of telematics and displays electronic hardware.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum BS in Computer Engineering / Electrical Engineering / similar required & 5-7 yrs industry experience. Will accept Master's or higher relevant internship/project experience toward minimum.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Real world experience implementing software for embedded Linux is key requirement.
• C/C++/Rust
• Kernel building & Linux device drivers
• Experience with control software design patterns and anti-patterns
• Software development process theory and practices such as Agile
• Experience designing embedded electronics controls, display, or telematics software, including development of FPGA HDL & synthesis, device drivers, SPI/I2C peripheral interfacing, hardware diagnostics, operating system configurations, non-volatile memory interfacing, board initialization, and other chip-level interfacing.
• Knowledge of reading schematics and data sheets for components
• Experience with GIT configuration management tool
• Experience with scripting using Python
• Experience with RTOS development (i.e. Free RTOS)
• Experience with Ethernet, TCP/IP, and WiFi
• Experience with CAN, J1939, and other data link protocols

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and global team. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. We are pleased to offer visa sponsorship for eligible and qualified individuals.

Cintal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. Equal employment opportunities apply to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.