Junior Embedded Software Engineer

About

Rosenxt is a forward‑thinking technology group — we are visionary architects of progress with 45 years of engineering excellence. As a privately owned global partner, we look far beyond tomorrow, are committed to the long‑term and thus turning opportunities into successful ventures. We are tech enthusiasts through and through, diving deep into the latest technologies. This expertise in various technology fields, such as sensors, autonomous robotic, AI or advanced materials and our strong R&D mindset allows us to develop highly innovative products and services for customers in the most challenging environments such as subsea, industrial, renewables, or the integrity of water and energy supply. Our purpose goes beyond pure business; it's about creating progress and sustainable value — for our customers, our partners, and society at large.

Why work for Rosenxt?
The US team of Rosenxt is an extended team of people with a passion for technology and innovation. Our ongoing organic growth results in career opportunities and gives our employees chances for further development and added experience. We are a tight‑knit group of interdisciplinary engineers, working closely together with state‑of‑the‑art technologies and top‑notch engineers around the world. We strive to create a supportive and rewarding environment so everyone can excel.

Location: San Luis Obispo, California – the team primarily focuses on developing both software and hardware for prototype sensors used in non‑destructive testing, including programming near hardware‑software interfaces, developing or modifying embedded device drivers on Linux and other embedded kernels, implementing signal processing algorithms, hardware abstraction layers, interfacing with FPGAs, and targeting resource‑constrained processors.

Responsibilities

• Developing embedded and higher‑level (desktop) software.
• Participating in design and code review.
• Communicating with internal customers about software releases.
• Writing documentation for released code.
• Providing technical support for internal customers.
• Assisting with project initiation by gathering requirements, defining software architecture, estimating effort and defining chunks of work.
• Communicating with software, mechanical, sensor, and manufacturing engineers in SLO to help integrate your designs into larger systems.

Knowledge and Skills

• BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience with software testing.
• PetaLinux, Yocto, OpenEmbedded, Buildroot, or other build environment experience.
• Experience with bootloaders.
• Familiarity with network concepts and protocols: sockets, HTTP, TCP/IP, UDP, MAC address.
• Experience working in a multi‑disciplinary team (physicists, EEs, MEs, and SDEs).
• Experience developing Linux device drivers.
• Experience writing code targeting ARM processors.
• Familiarity with bus interfaces: I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, AXI.
• Experience interfacing to common embedded hardware peripherals: flash, eMMC, NVM.e, FPGAs, GPIO, sensors, etc.
• Experience with lab tools; logic analyzer, JTAG debugger, oscilloscope, power supply, function generator.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong motivation.

Education / Experience

• BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 1+ years designing, writing, deploying, and troubleshooting embedded software in C or Python.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching up to 5%, immediately vested
• Generous health benefits, effective immediately (Medical PPO, HSA, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts)
• Flexible work schedule (Friday half‑days off)
• Incredible work‑life balance and flexibility
• Immediate vacation time available, holidays, paid time off
• Travel to Europe to work with Rosenxt colleagues
• Employee assistance program
• Life insurance
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Tuition reimbursement

Rosenxt offers an exceptional working environment, salary commensurate with experience, and an incredible benefits package.