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EmbeddedSoftwareEngineer
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“Embedded Software Engineer at CERN. Skills: Embedded Linux, Bare-metal firmware, C programming, Python. Develop software for WR Switch. Maintain software for WR Switch”
Industry & Context.
Debugging; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Master's degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience, PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience, National of a CERN Member or Associate Member State, Never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before
Nice to Have
Testing frameworks, PyTest, Basics of FPGA development, Capability of understanding PCB schematics, Networking and synchronisation protocols
What You'll Do.
Develop software for WR Switch
Maintain software for WR Switch
Develop firmware for WR Switch
Maintain firmware for WR Switch
Develop Linux-based operating system
Maintain Linux-based operating system
Participate in bringing up new hardware
Participate in debugging new hardware
Develop WR Switch tests
Maintain WR Switch tests
Perform WR Switch tests
Assist in development of production tests
Collaborate in hardware/software co-design
Collaborate with external companies
Collaborate with universities
Collaborate with public institutes
Ensure thorough documentation
Ensure up-to-date documentation
Prepare firmware release
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Hardware/software co-design; External companies; Universities; Public institutes
Communication Scope
Spoken English; Written English
Process & Methodology
CI pipelines
Full Job Description
Are you passionate about cutting-edge technology and eager to work on innovative projects? We are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to join the Electronics Design and Low-Level Software to join our team. As part of our team, you will contribute to the [White Rabbit (WR) project](https://gitlab.com/ohwr/project/white-rabbit/-/wikis/home): a CERN-born technology and now an industry-standard that provides sub-nanosecond synchronisation and deterministic data transfer to distributed devices interconnected with a WR network. We are looking for a skilled Embedded Software Developer to work on the next generation of the WR switch ([White Rabbit Switch v4](https://gitlab.com/ohwr/project/wr-switch-hw-v4/-/wikis/home)). It is the core component of a WR network and now a new version is under development. Join us and take an active role in the design of this fully open-source Ethernet switch! Your responsibilities * Develop and maintain software and firmware for the WR Switch, including its Linux-based operating system. * Participate in bringing up and debugging new hardware versions. * Maintain git repos. * Develop, maintain and perform WR Switch tests, including hardware in Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines, performance and compliance tests. * Assist in the development of production tests to be conducted post-hardware manufacturing. * Collaborate with your colleagues in the hardware/software co-design process, where HDL, firmware, Linux device drivers and host applications are developed and reviewed together. * Collaborate with external companies, universities and public institutes. * Ensure thorough and up-to-date documentation is in place. * Prepare firmware release. More information [here](https://be-dep-cem.web.cern.ch/node/501). Your profile * Development of embedded Linux software and bare-metal firmware. * Working with an embedded Linux distribution running on SoC of AMD/Xilinx FPGAs. * Performance and/or compliance testing using dedicated instrumentation.
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