Senior Embedded Software Designer

This is a great opportunity to be a key contributor on challenging projects (Virtual Reality, High-Res Video, High speed communications, High-Performance Computing FPGA Designs etc.

for F100 / F500 companies , explore new industries, influence strategy, processes and culture. Lead in your area of expertise, influencing change and growth in our product and services roadmaps , all the while working with some of the biggest names in the Ottawa and Silicon Valley high tech industry.

If you want to be part of a creative team, you like to be challenged, you thrive on project diversity, you love to grow, change, and evolve, you enjoy a work environment that is built on openness, opportunity and career development and you think it is important to have fun while reaching your goals and exceeding customer expectations, then Fidus is the place for You!

Being an industry dominant player , we have an exciting opening for a Senior Embedded Software Designer for our Ottawa or Kitchener Design Centres.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about designing and working with new technologies, is driven to win and is excited to apply their creative skills.

What’s in it for You?

Working with a Proudly Tier 1 High-Tech Design House at a Rapidly Expanding Industry : Fidus is pleased to provide customers with full end-to-end development solutions or more selective targeted engagements.

Being a Xilinx Premier Design Services Member, Fidus has delivered more than 4,000 projects for 400+ clients, from Tier-1 multinationals to SMEs to start-ups.

Fidus is headquartered in Ottawa with local design centers in Kitchener-Waterloo and San Jose. Fidus is involved in assessing and implementing the newest technologies, often before they are released to the market.

Join an Evolving Company : Make your voice heard and create the change you want to see. Be a contributor on challenging projects, lead with your expertise influencing change and growth in our product and services roadmaps.

Fidus is recognized for accelerating the product development cycle and optimizing system implementation for better cost, performance and power to our clients!

Join During Rapid Growth Mode : Consistently exceeding targets (including the past two years) and strong projections for 2024 / 2025, you’re joining at an exciting time in Fidus history.

Recognized as a trusted design partner, Fidus is dedicated to meeting customer expectations and develop long-term relationships with clients built on integrity, quality and open communications.

Work with Cutting Edge Technology : Fidus specializes in leading-edge electronic product development, including hardware, software, and FPGA / ASIC design / verification.

Work on a variety of leading technologies, be part of a team that solves the hard problems that new technologies present.

Our training, mentoring, and exposure to different types of projects allow Fidus engineers to become highly sought after experts, more quickly than in other environment.

Exposure to various diverse industries and clients which means exciting new technologies.

Generous Benefits Package and Company Culture : Featuring a full benefits package, healthy work / life balance, LTD & STD, generous PTO and a company emphasis placed on feeling welcome and at home;

ensuring you are taken care of is of utmost importance to Fidus.

Required Skills / Experience :

• Wide range of expertise in embedded software design, communication, networking and video applications
• Solid experience on embedded Linux with Yocto or petalinux flow including build system, packaging, kernel configurations and device drivers.
• Practical experience with popular FPGA SoCs from Xilinx or equivalent
• Ability to use best design practices to create good quality and maintainable C or C++ code
• Strength in object-oriented design principles and implementation
• Familiarity with Python, Bash, TCL or other common scripting languages
• Exhibit strong communication skills, are fluent in English, have great customer interaction presence, work well in a team, and quickly adapt to new technologies and processes
• Proven technical leadership, techniques and habits that lead to high quality design
• Willingness to constantly learn new things and take on tough challenges

Qualifications :

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
• 8+ years’ experience with BSP level software development in embedded Linux, RTOS, or bare-metal environments
• 2+ years’ experience as a technical lead
• Extensive knowledge of C, C++ or even assembly programming and the surrounding tools for embedded environments
• Solid understanding and experience of device driver development in different operating systems, like Linux and others real-time OSes.
• Familiar with software upgrade process and bootloaders like u-boot.
• Experience in HW / SW / FPGA integration, good understanding of digital hardware design, being able to read schematics, datasheets and using oscilloscope / logic analyzers for debugging.
• Understanding of the complete software design cycle, from requirement definition through to system integration and verification
• Strong and proven leadership experience, including the ability to lead project teams of multiple designers, define the architecture and set technical direction on projects

About Fidus

In Latin, Fidus means trustworthy and dependable . We live up to the meaning of our name with our customers, suppliers, partners and each other.

With design center locations in Ottawa, Waterloo and San Jose, Fidus is a global leader and dynamic high-tech design firm.

Fidus specializes in leading-edge electronic product development. Our hardware, software, FPGA and signal integrity teams innovate, design and deliver next-generation products for clients in emerging technology markets.

Established in 2001, Fidus successfully completed over 4,000 projects for over 400 customers by serving diverse clientele at such industries as Telecom / Datacom, Aerospace and Defense, Consumer, Semiconductors, Industrial / Automotive Controls, Medical etc.

Being the inaugural Xilinx Premier North American Design Services member means that we have great FPGA designers with leading edge expertise and we solve some of the customers toughest design challenges.

Believing that Fidus employees are the most important resource we have to offer, Fidus aims to always challenge their employees to be the best that they can be.

We are proud of the operating culture that is maintained as well as our fantastic employee retention. With a reputation known for relentlessly providing expert service and knowledge into the different markets that we serve with emerging technology and inventions - overachieving is how things are done.

Fidus is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.