Yocto Engineer

Keysight is on the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights to the world’s visionaries and innovators in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Our technical solutions – and our methods for creating them – help connect and secure the world. Learn more about what we do and how we do it.

Our powerful culture has led to us being independently recognized on Fortune 100’s Best Companies List and we are “Great Place to Work” Certified. We’re driven, collaborative, ethical, and curious, and we value all ideas, especially bold ones. And our culture extends far beyond our own walls. Our corporate social responsibility efforts support our communities, nurture the next generation of engineers, and promote environmental sustainability.

About the Job:

We are looking for a Yocto/BitBake software engineer to update and maintain our custom Yocto layers. This person will work with a Yocto Build/DevOps engineer, test engineer, and internal partners to provide periodic Yocto distro updates, train other Yocto engineers, and assist with partner Yocto image issues.

About the Team:

You will work with a global team of software developers and test engineers focused on instrument connectivity, hardware abstraction layers, and the generation and support of secure Windows and Embedded Linux Operating Systems.

Responsibilities:

• Update and maintain custom base Yocto embedded Linux image.
• Assist with partner Yocto training and support of Yocto image issues. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering or equivalent engineering discipline
• Proven experience as a software engineer with minimum 5 years of professional software development experience in embedded Linux and C++.
• Experience with Linux Kernels and U-Boot in C
• Experience with modern software development methods, Agile development techniques, and version control systems
• Well-versed in modern techniques in object-oriented design, design patterns, and suitable programming language such as C++
• Excellent communication skills

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Yocto and BitBake
• Experience with Python
• Experience with Atlassian tools, such as Bitbucket, JIRA and Confluence
• Plus: Experience with PKI
• Location: must be in Loveland, CO or Colorado Springs, CO.

The level of role will be based on applicable experience, education, and skills.