The company is a leader in the development of innovative secure communication products and solutions for governments and businesses. As part of the Space & Cyber Technologies cluster at EDGE, the company provides robust, secure, end-to-end solutions centered on Networks, Ultra Secure Mobile Devices, Applications, and Satellite Communications.
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As a Principal Engineer, you will play a crucial role in achieving organizational goals within the engineering team. This position requires a seasoned engineering professional with extensive technical knowledge in cryptography, software development in Rust, and internet protocols. Strong technical leadership skills and the ability to drive innovation are essential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead system-level software development efforts, coordinating with hardware teams, manufacturing, product owners, and other stakeholders.
- Design, develop, implement, validate, and document sub-system and system-level embedded designs in firmware (Verilog) and software (Rust, C) for secure communication devices.
- Analyze and debug embedded systems to ensure stability, reliability, and performance.
- Implement test cases for automation for the developed embedded devices.
- Enable successful project delivery, ensuring timelines and quality standards are met.
- Drive innovation by identifying opportunities for technical improvement and automation.
Education and Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in engineering.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
Key Skills:
- Excellent working proficiency with industry-standard tools: Jira, Confluence, Git.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment as a team player with a “can do” mindset.
- Solid understanding of agile development principles and experience working in self-organizing cross-functional teams.
- Hands-on experience in software/firmware development with at least two of the following: Rust, FPGA (Verilog), C (Linux kernel/boot loaders/FreeRTOS).
- Proven experience in embedded software architectures, design patterns, and best practices.
- Hands-on experience with Linux-based systems based on Yocto.
- Domain knowledge in areas such as IP-based communications over Ethernet networks, remote management of network infrastructure, cryptography, or audio processing.
- Experience with continuous integration practices and test automation (Robot Framework is a plus).
- Knowledge of information security and communications security, including cryptography.
Salary: The base salary for the role will be around EUR 8,000, depending on the candidate's experience.
