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Yocto Advanced R&D Prototyping Engineer

Portage, MI 49002

Posted: 05/29/2026 Job Type: Contract Industry: Engineering Job Number: 27370 Pay Rate: $ 80.00 - $ 85.00

Job Description

Our client, a Global Leader in the Medical Device Industry, has an immediate opening for an Yocto Advanced R&D Prototyping Engineer for a 18-month+ contract.  Our client offers results-driven people a place where they can make a difference - every day!  You will also have the opportunity to work with other like-minded, self-directed, and detail-oriented Top Talents in an extremely collaborative and professional environment. 

 

We are establishing a new team to do operating systems lifecycle management, we need to have the initial team members to define processes and initial goals for the team and achieve charter milestones.  Candidates must have Yocto maintenance projects experience, C, C++, Python, Matlab, other scripting languages along with Linux driver development and kernel debugging

 

Responsibilities

 

  • Conduct or design advanced prototyping and testing.
  • Conduct advanced problem solving, identify potential solutions, and evaluate them against component and sub-system requirements.
  • Conduct and design research and studies to support advanced product design.
  • Translate user needs to design inputs/specifications and produce advanced component and sub-system level designs.
  • Analyze and correct complex product design issues, using independent judgment.
  • Independently balance design tradeoffs while designing a component of the system.
  • Develop and design software systems per requirements and architecture defined.
  • Code development time/resource estimation to support projects.
  • Generate and review the necessary documents to support the project. (requirements/design/architecture/bugs/test).

Job Requirements

Requirements

 

  • Programming Languages:
    • Knowledgeable programming skills in C, C++, Python, Matlab.

 

  • Design and Development Skills:
    • Knowledgeable with integrated development environments (IDE) for projects.
    • Knowledgeable with tools for static/dynamic analysis, memory management, code coverage and techniques for analyzing software.

 

  • Software Process Skills:
    • Software Development Life Cycle processes
    • Knowledge in creating estimates for code implementation time/resource for assigned tasks and projects.
    • Knowledge from using Application Lifecycle Management /Traceability tools.
    • Knowledge of regulatory and compliance standards applied to the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).

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