Software Engineer II - Embedded

Company: Alert Innovation
Location: Billerica
Posted on: February 14, 2021

Job Description:

Description

As a Software Engineer, you will play a key role in developing Alert's growing portfolio of robotic products. You will be responsible for contributing to a library of hardware support drivers and driving advanced functionality of new products. As part of the growing Vision Systems team, you will have the opportunity to grow your own skills through prototyping novel systems as well as directly contributing to business-critical software. You will have the authority to determine how your career unfolds as well as how your skills are leveraged and expanded.

Rapid product development requires more than just individual talent, it takes a team to be successful. We want candidates who enjoy collaboration with others-the best work isn't done in a vacuum, so everyone at Alert contributes to defining our most challenging problems and solution approach. Our teams move fast, so you'll need to be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

What Will You Love?

• Being a part of an organization that is innovative in both its products and the design of the organization
• Working within the highly-collaborative Vision Systems team which produces robust solutions to complex business problems using a wide array of tools and techniques
• Working in a culture that is built on the fundamental importance of individual contribution and team synergy
• Helping the company to bring exciting new features to production
• Collaborating within a talented, high-energy, supportive and enthusiastic company developing a world-class product
• Broadening your skillset and shaping your career
• Being a full participant in a well-funded 100% employee-owned business
  What Will You Do?
  
  • Implement, debug, and integrate robust embedded C++ applications to deliver key capabilities to Alert's growing portfolio of robotic products
  • Help develop a library of advanced features to share among multiple product lines
  • Identify key opportunities for improvement across all of Alert's products
  • Create prototypes and ultimately turn them into fully-realized products
  • Implement low-level hardware drivers for use by many applications
  • Work with the electrical, mechanical, systems, and safety teams to document and detail software requirements and perform component selection
  • Develop modular, well-documented code
  • Create software acceptance tests
  • Assist with user manuals and software documentation
  • Play an active role in group discussions to share and gain knowledge
  • Investigate, assess, and implement new technologies
    What Are We Looking For?
    
    • 2+ years writing software in C++ (modern C++ strongly preferred)
    • Working knowledge of Python and Bash
    • Strong understanding of Internet communications protocols
    • Understanding of multi-threaded software architecture, socket communications and related concepts
    • Capable power user of Linux systems (knowledge of user groups, package management, etc)
    • Familiarity with software configuration management, defect tracking, and peer review methodologies
    • Understanding of robotics concepts (sensors, actuators, controls, etc.) and concerns (constrained size weight and power, real time execution, etc.)
    • Working knowledge of motor control, device integration, and common communications busses (I2C, SPI, Serial)
    • Experience with Atlassian product suite (JIRA, Confluence) preferred
    • Excellent written and verbal communications skills
    • Comfortable working in an agile, collaborative team environment
    • An inherent drive to better own knowledge and willingness to both learn from and share knowledge with peers
    • 4+ year's experience in a software engineering capacity in robotics OR 2+ year's experience with B.S. in Computer Science, Robotics, Computer Engineering, or related area
    • Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Computer Engineering or related area preferred
      VALUES
      
      All members of Alert Innovation practice the following values as part of their daily responsibilities and model these values as she/he leads or supports their teams.
      
      • The Golden Rule: Extraordinarily powerful in its simplicity and depth: "Treat others as you would want to be treated".
      • The Power of Person: The contribution of every single person in a company is important, and the performance of the entire company can only be maximized when every person strives to achieve his/her full potential and to contribute to the best of his/her ability.
      • The Power of Team: The Power of Person becomes amplified exponentially when a group of people working effectively as a team create "performance synergy", whereby the capacity to perform as a team is much greater than the sum of the individual members' capacities.
      • The Power of Truth: We strive to see the world as it is, not as we want or imagine it to be, because only then can we make it better. This core value manifests itself through questioning, probing, testing, measuring, validating, verifying, proving, listening with an open mind, and making fact-based decisions. It also fosters transparency and honesty with others, as well as self-examination and self-honesty.
        WHAT DO WE OFFER?
        
        Alert Innovation offers a highly competitive salary for each job family and level within the Boston-area market in which we are based. As part of our Power of Truth value we practice salary transparency, so you know you are being compensated fairly relative to other team members performing similar roles in our organization.
        Every employee is granted stock options which vest over four years.
        Full time employees receive a generous benefits package starting on your first date of employment:
        
        • No fixed limits on the number of workdays that you can take off for personal reasons, including vacations. You take what you need keeping in mind the demands of your team's workload.
        • 9 Paid Holidays.
        • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and 401K + company match.
        • Tuition & work-related training reimbursement programs.
        • Employee Assistance Program to assist with emotional health, parenting, eldercare, nutrition, legal and financial consultation needs.
          The above list is only a summary of some of our benefits and is not meant to be a comprehensive explanation. To learn more, please visit:
          
          Alert Innovation is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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