Embedded Linux Engineer - Alpharetta, United States - Insight Global

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    Insight Global Alpharetta, United States

    1 month ago

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    Job Description

    A large electronic company in Alpharetta, GA is looking to hire Embedded Linux engineers to support their team in building firmare and hardware for linux based communication products.

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    Skills and Requirements
    Must be knowledgeable and experienced with embedded Linux, configuration, and command-line system utilities.
    Must be able to describe how a Linux Kernel boots and initializes its applications in an initrd-based system.
    Must be knowledgeable and experienced with the GIT, GERRIT, JENKINS, Buildroot toolchain, and development paradigm.
    Knowledge and experience in creating and maintaining embedded Linux targets in Buildroot required.
    Must be able to describe the process of adding a new build target, and the various scripts required.

    Must be able to discuss how packages are added, configured, how the source code is specified, fetched, expanded, patched, built.

    Must be able to discuss the role and structure of definition config files ('defconfig') and how they describe the target.

    Must be able to discuss the role and configuration of Busybox.
    Must be able to discuss the role and configuration of the Linux Kernel.

    Must be knowledgeable and experienced with Linux drivers, kernel modules, and methods to load, configure, and determine the status of them.

    Must understand how this is used with the proc filesystem and how it is used to communicate, configure, control, and monitor system software.

    Must be able to discuss the role and structure of the 'device tree'.
    Must be able to discuss the Linux hardware discovery mechanism, specifically USB.
    Must be familiar and experienced with the GNU Debugger, using remote symbol files.
    Must be familiar and experienced with working in a Linux command-line development environment. - Knowledge of Open-source protocol like CoAP / MQTT / Wireless Security

    • Experience in software development for Metering protocols (DLMS/COSEM/ANSI)
    • Any scripting language such as Perl, Bash, Python or TCL
    • Experience in Linux internals / system programming null

    We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day.

    We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters.

    Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion,sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military oruniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, andordinances.

    If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to