Firmware Engineer - C++
Horizontal Talent

Job Info

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Our client is looking for a long-term contract worker to join their team as a Firmware Engineer (C++).  This group is responsible for the maintenance of our products. They also do some new product development, but the majority of the work is maintenance, repairs, debugging and enhancements to existing product systems. They are looking for a person that can work well with our team (7 total), and also be productive as an individual contributor.  They are currently working on several projects that all required strong programming background.  The best fit candidate will have had prior experience working on vehicle systems like sensors or controls on automobiles or construction or agriculture vehicles 

Experience they are looking for:

• 4+ years of experience dedicated to C/C++ firmware development 
• Exceptional Advanced troubleshooting and debugging skills 
• Embedded system development experience 
• Experience with complex systems using multiple sensors or devices 
• Experience with object-oriented concepts and best practices 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

Job Description:

About Trimble Agriculture 
Trimble Agriculture provides solutions that solve complex technology challenges across the entire agricultural supply chain. The solutions enable farmers and advisors to allocate scarce resources to produce a safe, reliable food supply in a profitable and environmentally sustainable manner. Covering all seasons, crops, terrains and farm sizes, Trimble precision agriculture solutions can be used on most equipment on the farm, regardless of manufacturer. Driving efficiency and profitability in the field, we offer field solutions for vehicles and implement guidance and steering; flow and application control; irrigation, drainage, and land leveling; harvest and yield monitoring; and a broad suite of correction services to meet your accuracy needs.  
  
What You Will Do 
Trimble Ag is seeking a Firmware Engineer with C/C++ experience to join their vehicle steering and guidance team. The Trimble Ag vehicle steering, and guidance team is the industry leader in semi-autonomous vehicle steering systems, with support for 1000s of vehicle systems around the world. 
 

• The candidate would be joining the core development team for these systems, working on a wide range of products, from embedded ECUs, to steering algorithms, to UI integration, with the goal of making sellable vehicle guidance and control products for a wide range of farming applications. The candidate would play an integral part in product design, development, and support, communicating across multiple teams to facilitate that goal. 

 
Core work would include: 

• C/C++ embedded system development, troubleshooting, and resolving guidance controls issues 
• Developing/maintaining algorithms for steering/automating agricultural vehicles such as tractors, harvesters, combines, sprayers, etc... 
• This individual will also have opportunities to participate in many areas of product/system development 

  
What Skills & Experience You Should Bring 

• Bachelors or higher in computer science or related field of study 
• 5+ years of experience dedicated to C/C++ firmware development 
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• A fast learner who is quick to adapt, self-reliant, curious, motivated, and a team player 
• CAN/J1939 vehicle bus protocol experience 
• Up to 10% travel (after COVID) 

 
Other / Preferred Requirements 

• Working Knowledge of Sensor fusion, State Estimation, Vehicle dynamics/Kinematics, Vehicle control laws, Actuator control laws, Robotics, etc...  
• Control systems experience (or demonstrated high-level understanding) 
• GNSS+IMU based navigation experience 
• Autonomous/Semi-autonomous vehicle control experience 
• Python scripting and/or test automation

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