Software Development Engineer (Low Level Embedded / Linux) at Viavi Solutions, LLC in Wichita, Kansas

Job Description:

Summary:

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) has a 100-year history of technical innovations that have evolved to keep pace and address our customer’s most pressing business issues. We make equipment, software, and systems that help to plan, deploy, certify, monitor, and optimize all kinds of networks - like those for mobile phones, service providers, large businesses and data centers. VIAVI is also a leader in high performance thin film optical coatings and engineered diffusers, providing light management solutions to anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, automotive, defense and instrumentation markets.

We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected – at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are fierce about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company - to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

VIAVI Solutions is looking for a Low-Level Linux Expert with Yocto Experience and who has prior experience developing device drivers. This position will support both new and updated products within VIAVI's AvComm business unit.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides assistance in estimating project task and schedules. Also provides other information to management for planning purposes.


• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communications skills.


• Introduce or define new technology for engineering as needed.


• Ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently.


• Can translate customer requirements to engineering specifications.


• Coordinates tasks with other departments to meet task objectives.


• Can perform software tradeoff analyses and in many circumstances determine whether a design should be implemented in software.


• Coordinates with hardware design engineers to provide effective system solutions.


• Demonstrates high degree of proficiency in discipline to determine good match between design requirement intended function and engineering implementation or methodology.


• Can translate system level specifications to module level specifications.


• Is familiar with industry engineering standards.


• Demonstrates proficiency in discipline to complete tasks independently.


• Prepares design reviews.


• Creates software to meet intended requirements. Tests and troubleshoots SW as required.


• Ensure product conforms to requirements by following established procedure and design standards.


• Verifies items created or defined by developing and conducting tests to ensure specifications are met.


• Ensures completion of all documentation required for production introduction.


• Use Bitbucket for source code repository and Jira for task tracking.

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineer, Computer Science or Electrical Engineer


• 4+ years working with Yocto and also Low Level Linux projects


• 4+ years of demonstrated experience with object-oriented design and development.


• 4+ years’ experience C and C++ programming skills. 


• Preferred Requirements:


• Experience with wired or wireless communications protocols.


• Experience working in Agile software development teams.


• Experience with TI DSPs


• Must be U.S. Persons as defined by ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. “Green Card Holder”), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

If you have what it takes to push boundaries and seize opportunities, apply to join our team today.

VIAVI Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.

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