Job Description

Responsibilities

• This position calls for an experienced, knowledgeable, and talented Principal engineer to design and develop software components for the Controls Engineering organization
• As a software design engineer, you will have an opportunity to lead and collaborate with other engineers to design, plan, develop, and maintain software components for Internet of Things devices and Cloud
• Responsible for the successful implementation and delivery of software products and components throughout the entire product lifecycle
• Responsible for project deliverables on time and with high quality
• Assure proper technical requirement definition with internal and external customers, marketing, manufacturing, and other support groups
• Actively participate in the definition and implementation of new processes and improvements
• Identify and create new technologies and ideas to increase the organization’s intellectual property and to better address customer needs
• Participate in technical feasibility analysis and prototyping activities

Requirements

• BS in Computer Engineering/Computer Science is required
• 10+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on IoT and embedded systems
• Strong understanding of IoT architectures, protocols (e.g., MQTT, CoAP), and standards
• Experience with edge computing platforms and cloud-based IoT services (e.g., AWS IoT, Azure IoT Hub)
• Strong proficiency in C++, including Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), templates, multi-threading, and designing multi-threaded, concurrent systems with synchronization mechanisms (e.g., mutexes, atomic operations)
• Experience with modern C++ frameworks such as Poco, Boost Beast, and similar libraries
• Deep understanding of DDS (Data Distribution Service) architecture, including Quality of Service (QoS) policies, discovery mechanisms, and real-time data distribution
• Proficient in networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, multicast) and socket programming for distributed systems
• Knowledge of real-time system programming, memory management, and performance optimization in C++
• Familiarity with middleware concepts, including message-oriented middleware (MOM) and distributed computing principles
• Proficiency with CMake for managing cross-platform build systems
• Experience working with Linux, Windows, and RTOS environments for developing distributed applications
• Strong understanding of software design principles, best practices, and unit test-driven development
• Proficient in shell scripting for automation, system administration, and process optimization
• Proficiency in Azure Dev Ops and solid understanding of Kubernetes for container orchestration
• Strong experience with SQL, including stored procedures, triggers, and working with MySQL
• Experience with Azure cloud services, including VMs, VMSS, Load Balancers (L4, L7), Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Proven experience in developing and deploying cloud applications using Azure or other cloud platforms
• Familiarity with Configuration Management tools such as version control, bug tracking, change management, automated builds, and coding standards