[NTLUG:Jobs] Job opportunities: Tektronix Communications
Frank Schaefer
frank.schaefer at tektronix.com
Mon Dec 6 11:45:05 CST 2010
Hey guys...it's been a while since I was active within the LUG, and this
mailing list looks pretty dead, but I figured I might as well post here
anyways. My employer, Tektronix Communications
(http://www.tektronixcommunications.com), needs a couple of embedded
software engineers to share our workload, and nobody's figured out how
to clone people like me yet for some reason. So, the positions in
question:
1. Embedded System OS (Linux) Development
* Platform distribution building and packaging
* Platform management scripting, upgrades, downgrades, etc…
* Strong assembly and C/C++ skills
* Multi-threaded and multi-processor system development
* Preferably multi-blade Linux platforms
* Low-level system debugging between in-house and off-the-shelf
components
* (My personal note: familiarity with MIPS64 architectures and GNU
cross-compiler maintenance is a plus. Specific familiarity with
MontaVista and/or OpenEmbedded Linux is also valuable.)
2. Hardware Support
* Support HW team on board schematic and FPGA design
* Support HW team with component evaluation and selection
* Initial board bring-up in an ATCA environment
* BMC/MMC support
* Boot loader development
* Firmware and device drivers support
There's obviously a lot of overlap between the skill sets for these
positions, although both are very specialized. We're hoping to bring
someone onboard who can ramp up quickly, on a contractor basis with the
possibility of transitioning to a full-time employee. College graduates
are preferred, although undergraduates with enough experience can be
brought in via paid internship (this is actually how I started here).
For background, our particular group builds and supports network
monitoring/assurance systems using a combination of off-the-shelf
AdvancedTCA boards, plus custom boards built with high-throughput
off-the-shelf network processors. All the software we bring to these
systems is either Linux-based, or runs in a largely bare-metal execution
environment. Examples include our older GeoProbe SpIprobe product line,
and our recent GeoProbe G10 product:
http://www.tektronixcommunications.com/products/network-monitoring/probes/geoprobe-g10
FYI you might also see these positions posted on Dice or Monster.com. I
advised my manager to post there but decided to drop a line directly to
this list as well.
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