Infrastructure & Support Embedded Engineer I

Aerora North America provides design, development, new product introduction, sourcing, and manufacturing services to the US drone and robotics industries.

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This job requires that you speak, read, and write Mandarin Chinese fluently at a native speaker level. Please make sure that your resume reflects this or that your LinkedIn profile lists Chinese as "Native or bilingual proficiency"

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Responsibilities

• Track software status in Jira coordinating with overseas team
• Manage embedded engineering version control and CI/CD pipeline
• Research technical questions related to embedded system development
• Manage software distribution of firmware and software packages to customers
• Analyze schematics, bills of materials, and PCBs for design conformance
• Support final assembly, testing, and packing (FATP)
• Support sales engineering

About the job

• You must be a US citizen to apply
• Position is based out Portland, Oregon with travel (less than 25%)
• Schedule requires availability from 1:30 pm to 9 pm Pacific time M-Th
• Hybrid workplace with 80% home and 20% field/travel
• Salary range of 80-110K depending on experience

Skills required

• Computer engineering (CE) degree or double major in computer science (CS) and electrical engineering (EE)
• Bilingual speaker, reader, and writer of Mandarin (native or HSK advanced) and English (native CEFR C2, or TOEFL advanced)
• Excellent verbal and written communications and understanding of markdown & Microsoft products
• Linux embedded and single-board computing (SBC) operating system use and software development
• Embedded C/C++ development using version control and build tooling
• High-speed PCB design and ability to interpret and analyze related electronics schematics and bills of materials
• For recent graduates, a GPA of 3.5 or otherwise 2 to 4 years' relevant, full-time, paid work experience

Preferred skills

• Proven experience in managing CI/CD pipelines and build environments that include Docker
• Image signal processing (ISP) experience in v4l2, gstreamer, libcamera, and related technologies
• Experience supporting final assembly, testing, and packing (FATP) of electronics products
• Experience with drone-based sensors and systems

Other job requirements

• Frequent medium lift work (11-25 pounds) & occasional heavy lifting work (25-70 pounds)
• Home office or work area that allows you to work on and secure small drones and associated equipment
• Valid driver license and ability to travel