Embedded Linux and wireless engineeer
$40/h-$50/h
a day ago
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Summary
PIXIE is seeking a Senior Embedded Linux Wireless Driver Engineer to join their team in Waukesha, WI. The role involves architecting, developing, and optimizing next-generation wireless solutions for embedded Linux platforms.
About the Role
As a Senior Embedded Linux Wireless Driver Engineer, you will be responsible for architecting, designing, and implementing wireless driver solutions for embedded Linux systems. Your daily tasks will include customizing and optimizing the Linux kernel and device drivers, integrating wireless stacks into Yocto-based Linux distributions, and collaborating with hardware and application teams. You will also debug complex issues across kernel, driver, and user-space layers, maintain existing wireless driver codebases, and evaluate emerging wireless technologies.
About You
Required:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 8+ years of hands-on embedded systems experience, with a strong focus on wireless drivers.
- Deep expertise in Embedded Linux kernel development and Wi-Fi driver stacks (mac80211, cfg80211).
- Strong experience with the Yocto Project and building custom Linux distributions.
- Proficiency in C/C++ and Python or other scripting languages.
- Solid understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DHCP, WPA/WPA2, etc.).
- Extensive experience using debugging tools such as JTAG, logic analyzers, and kernel tracing utilities.
Preferred:
- Experience with Bluetooth or additional wireless protocols.
- Prior open-source contributions to wireless or kernel projects.
- Knowledge of secure boot, OTA updates, and embedded system security.
- Exposure to RTOS environments and multi-core architectures.
- Familiarity with regulatory compliance and wireless certifications (FCC, CE, etc.).
Benefits
- Competitive hourly rate of $40-50.
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge wireless technologies.
PIXIE
Founded in 2007, Pixie Services supplies SAP®, Salesforce®, Microsoft® and other IT consulting and recruitment services across all sectors of industry and throughout most geographical locations. We build long term, trust relationships with consultants and customers that are characterized by professionalism, two way communication and speed of response. We have a global network of experienced SAP and IT specialists that enable us to fulfill our partners needs worldwide. We offer Contract-based SAP® and IT Recruitment solutions, our team is dedicated to bringing to our partners the industry expertise, insight and resources to make their IT projects successful.
Waukesha, WI