Altair Engineering Hiring for Software Engineer Controls at Kanata, ON Full Time

Software Engineer Controls

Job Summary:
Our client in Kanata, ON Canada, is looking for a Software Engineer Controls. This is a contract position.

What You Will Do:
BSP and SW driver developer. The company BSP and Driver Development Team is seeking experienced BSP and SW driver developers to design and implement the next generation computing architectures in our cars. The successful candidate will report directly to the Manager, BSP and Driver Development. The main focus of this position is on software drivers for various hardware peripherals including adaptation of existing drivers as well as development of new driver architectures.

Basics:
Develop software drivers for various hardware peripherals including adaptation of existing drivers.

Examples of hardware peripherals requiring drivers: Ethernet, USB, Serial (UART, QUAD SPI, I2C), PCIe, eMMC, DSI MiPi, etc.

Enhancement of existing board support packages.

Bring up of new in-house developed HW modules.

Development of new driver architectures to support future hardware peripheral advancement

Test and debug BSP SW as required to ensure code is passing our quality standards.

5 years (minimum) experience in software development.

Strong analytical/debugging skills are essential.

In-depth knowledge of C and Assembly programming languages.Hands on SW development experience using modern operating systems (QNX, Linux, Android, pSOS, VxWorks).

Prior experience in developing and testing drivers and BSP.

Excellent understanding and relevant development experience with new processor architectures (ARM, PPC, MIPS, PPC, etc.)

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent

How You Will Be Successful:
Envision the Future

Communicate Honestly and Broadly

Seek Technology and Business “First”

Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer:
Competitive Salary

Comprehensive Benefit Package

401(k) with matching contributions

Paid Time Off

Employee Discounts

Free training on all Altair products

Why Work with Us:
Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com

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Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.