New Job Opportunity: Lead Software Engineer – Parsippany, NJ

Contact: Steve Eddington      Ref: 7887

Company Description:

Our client is a global designer and manufacturer of advanced RF and microwave components, modules, systems and instruments – serving the wireless, telecommunication, satellite, military, aerospace, semiconductor and medical industries.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Lead Software Engineer will be responsible for leading a team and participating in developing and maintaining software libraries and applications for RF test instruments. This may include desktop applications, software libraries, and embedded software or firmware. The Lead Software Engineer will also be responsible for communicating with hardware devices over hardware busses such as USB and SPI. We are seeking an incumbent who will be able to take ownership of tasks and produce high quality software that will be ready for deployment to end users.

Some responsibilities include:

• Lead and develop the software team to address existing and emerging requirements
• Reliably determine and execute software development schedules
• Participate in all phases of software development for new products
• Develop proof of concept R&D test and data gathering software
• Create custom solutions for end users
• Linux system configuration and administration for embedded solutions
• Develop user interfaces for touchscreen displays
• Maintain legacy customer-facing software
• Define and develop custom software/hardware interfaces

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• At least five years of software team management experience
• Proven software development project management success
• At least three years of experience developing software using Python and C or C++
• At least three years in embedded software product design
• At least two years of developing software for Linux
• Familiarity with digital logic and data acquisition concepts
• Experience with the entire software development life cycle including post-release maintenance and support
• Self-starter is a must
• Passion for continuous learning and professional growth

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with C#
• Experience with developing software for Raspberry Pi
• Cross-platform software development, especially using C or C++

Benefits:

• We offer the following benefits to full-time employees who have met all eligibility requirements:
• Group medical, dental and vision plans
• Group life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance
• Group 401(k) plan with company matching contributions
• Paid time off and company paid holidays
• Casual business attire

Compensation: Based on Experience

Email resume to resume@electronicsearch.com and put Ref# 7887 in the subject line.