software engineer

Job Title: software engineer

Location: Oak Brook, IL

Duration: Long Term

Client : CNH

CNH in Oak Brook, IL manufactures and develops tractors and construction equipment for the agriculture and construction/mining industries.

This team is responsible for the electronic displays and guidance systems for the tractor. This system controls many elements of the tractor including the implements connected to the back of the tractor and also controls many portions of the auto guidance autonomous functions

They have had an increase in work on this platform and do not have enough people on the team to come through on the timelines over the next few years.

The specific project that this team will be working on is setting up the foundation for the display to be changed over from an Android/Java based display to a QT, C++, Linux Display.

Much of the work will be rewriting applications from Java to C++. A portion of the work is re-coding to C++ and other portion is re-architecting to C++. Much of the middle layers of the application have to be redefined and redeveloped (from business logic to UI).

They are looking for Software engineers that can do object oriented and multithreaded embedded application development.

Responsibilities

• Work with Senior Engineers to establish goals for week
• Design display and guidance systems in C++
• Interface with Systems Engineers on refinement of requirements and solutions
• Will be designing new feature sets for the platform.
• Help with Linux Device development
• If candidate has QT, will help with architecture
• Will perform unit-tests on code for bugs
• Utilize networking for communication with the vehicle (CAN, LIN, etc)
• Each day will be 60-80% development
• some example things they will work on are:
• c++ conversion from Java
• customer facing code down to register
• clock cycles
• data on communication bus and transmission to tractor
• stability related to data latency issues

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering
• 4+ years of embedded application development experience
• Strong experience in C++
• Java is a plus
• QT is a plus
• Experience with object oriented and multithreaded systems is a must
• Experience with Linux is a plus
• Experience with SQL, Postgres, PostgreSQL, is a plus
• Must have experience with hardware or systems. They will not look at a Tek Systems candidate who has just developed a website.
• Must have experience with communication protocols / networking like CAN, LIN, RS-232, RS-484, ethernet, USB, etc.
• GIT is a plus
• Must have strong communication skills
• Experience from automotive industry is a plus, but will also look at people from companies like motorola, RIM/Blackberry, etc.