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Firmware Embedded Engineer

Metalight Solutions IncWaukesha, WI🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 18, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers significant career growth by allowing you to architect and optimize cutting-edge wireless driver solutions for embedded Linux systems, contributing to innovative technology in a reputable company. You'll thrive here if you have deep expertise in embedded Linux, Wi-Fi drivers, and Yocto, and are eager to collaborate with a talented team on complex challenges. Embrace this exciting opportunity to expand your skills and make a real impact.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Waukesha, WI, United States
Posted
4 days ago
Embedded SystemsTCP/IPC++PythonLinux

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement wireless driver solutions (primarily Wi-Fi) for embedded Linux systems.
  • Customize and optimize Linux kernel and device drivers for performance, reliability, and security.
  • Integrate wireless stacks into Yocto-based Linux distributions, ensuring compliance with system requirements.
  • Collaborate with hardware, systems, and application teams to define wireless requirements and interfaces.
  • Debug and resolve complex issues across kernel, driver, and user-space layers.
  • Maintain and enhance existing wireless driver codebases, including upstream contributions where applicable.
  • Evaluate new wireless technologies and standards for potential integration.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor s or Master s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience in embedded systems development, with a focus on wireless drivers.
  • Deep expertise in Embedded Linux kernel development and Wi-Fi driver stacks (e.g., mac80211, cfg80211).
  • Strong experience with Yocto Project and custom Linux distributions.
  • Proficiency in C/C++ and scripting languages (Python).
  • Solid understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DHCP, WPA/WPA2, etc.).
  • Experience with debugging tools such as JTAG, logic analyzers, and kernel tracing utilities.

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