Software Engineer, Embedded Systems

Your Job

DarkVision, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is looking for a talented Software Engineer to help develop our advanced ultrasonic imaging systems. You will be joining our software and hardware engineers to help update our existing platform and build out our next generation platform. If you are someone who enjoys tinkering with hardware and writing code to interface with sensors and electronics, this is the role for you

You should love writing modern C++ for Linux and C for bare metal micro controllers. You will also make significant contributions to our desktop Software as it pertains to controlling your embedded system features. Experience writing code and algorithms for power-sensitive applications is a bonus.

This role is on-site and is based out of DarkVision's head office in North Vancouver, BC, where employees enjoy full access to our facility amenities including a well-equipped gym, squash court, climbing wall, steam room, private showers, and more.

Our Team

You will be joining our software and hardware engineers to do complete "full-stack" development. From embedded systems to data processing to desktop applications to 3D rendering and cloud services, the Software team at DarkVision plays a central role in everything that happens with our award-winning ultrasound imaging solutions.

What You Will Do

• Work collaboratively as a member of the Software Team, partnering with Electrical and Mechanical Engineering disciplines.
• Work in an Agile project management environment.
• Design and build Ultrasonic image capture software in C++ on an embedded Linux platform and configuration features for our desktop application.
• Build microcontroller-based firmware features.
• Optimize embedded systems for performance and power usage.

Opportunities to Learn

• Interfacing with hardware devices and low-level interfaces.
• Network programming and IoT technologies.
• Beamforming and image processing in constrained environments.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• C++ 11/14 programming experience.
• Development experience over a full product cycle writing embedded system software in Linux.
• Experience with some form of low-level device programming.
• Bachelor of Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Familiarity with Yocto and cross-compilation toolchains for Linux
• Experience optimizing algorithms for performance and power consumption.
• Experience using a variety of hardware protocols and networking standards.
• Good communication skills, verbal and written.

General Salary Range

For this role, we anticipate paying $125,000 to $180,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Who We Are

DarkVision Technologies Inc. is a Canada-based tech company disrupting the industrial imaging market since 2013. We have created the world's most advanced acoustic-based imaging platform. We are packaging it into multiple new product lines, revolutionizing how our clients quantify and visualize the integrity of their critical assets.

Backed by Koch Industries, one of the world's largest privately held companies, DarkVision's team of Mechanical, Skunkworks, Electrical, Software, and Machine Learning Engineers is rapidly expanding to meet the demand for the company's current and upcoming products.

We allow employees to work on cutting-edge technologies that blend science with real-world applications. We invite you to join our team for the exciting journey ahead as we become the global leader in industrial imaging.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

How To Apply

If you have the above qualifications, we would like to hear from you. We thank all applicants in advance, but please be advised that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation or assistance at any time during the application or selection processes, please submit a request by following the directions located in the FAQ section at the bottom of the webpage.

Successful candidates will be required to complete a criminal background check.

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