System Architect - software focused

Nordic Semiconductor is the market leader in Bluetooth® Low Energy connectivity, with a growing portfolio of wireless devices, LTE-M and NB-IoT being the latest augmentation. Our SoC products are used by world-leading brands in a wide variety of applications, including wireless PC peripherals, gaming, sports and fitness, mobile phone accessories, consumer electronics, toys, healthcare, and automation.

ABOUT THE JOB

Nordic Semiconductor´s R&D capacity is expanding. We are looking to recruit system architects with strong software development experience to develop prototype SW in the HW architecture phase to find the best viable HW architecture.      

The System Architecture Group (SAG) at Nordic Semiconductor is an international team of highly educated, exceptional individuals from diverse backgrounds in electronics, software, and IC development. We work to grow Nordic´s portfolio and impact, architecting and specifying new and upcoming System on Chip (SoC) devices. We are a dynamic and vibrant team, focused on innovation to maintain and strengthen Nordic´s position as the number one wireless SoCs provider in the world.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to influence the architecture, the quality and the user experience of our products. You will directly contribute to the success of the company, helping to create optimal HW for ultra-low power technologies which will benefit the lives of billions worldwide.

As part of the system architecture group you will drive the architectural process, collecting inputs from stake holders and strive to obtain the overall best possible system architecture. The SW prototypes will be run on different HW platforms, depending on the maturity of the project. You are happy to document the results from prototyping to convey the architectural content efficiently downstream.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The job involves a range of activities which may vary over time. On a regular basis, your responsibilities include:

• develop SW prototypes on a range of different HW platforms  
• work together with the SW teams to understand their challenges 
• participate in reviews
• producing written specifications
• general system architecture work for next generation devices

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Experience with embedded FW development and microcontroller
• Bare metal microcontroller experience
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experienced in C/C++ and Python programming languages
• Experience in Git
• Good written and verbal English communication skills

DESIRABLE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• M. Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent)
• Experienced with Microcontroller toolchains like Segger Embedded Studio, Keil, IAR or GCC.
• Experience with ARM Cortex-M-based microcontrollers
• Comfortable in both OS X, Linux, and Windows
• Knowledge of other programming languages (C#, Go, XML)
• FPGA
• Embedded HW design

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary with bonus plan
• Insurance and pension plan
• 5 weeks´ annual paid vacation (following one year´s service)
• Flexible working hours
• Family friendly policies
• Employees’ sports and social club, multiple social activities throughout the year
• Relocation costs covered - for international moves to Norway, relocation assistance from our partner company Onboard Norway (www.onboardnorway.com)

ABOUT NORDIC SEMICONDUCTOR

Nordic Semiconductor specializes in ultra-low power wireless communication supporting Bluetooth low energy, Bluetooth Mesh, ANT+, 2.4GHz, IEEE 802.15.4, Thread, Zigbee and LTE-M/NB-IoT. The company’s award-winning and highly flexible SoCs are employed by some of the world’s leading brands in a variety of IoT applications like beacons, smart homes, wearables, as well as wireless keyboards and mice, game controllers, sports equipment, toys and medical equipment.

Nordic’s development tools provide developers with an ideal starting point and ready-built design framework to accelerate development of IoT products. Its software architecture features a unique and powerful separation between protocol stack and user application code providing application developers maximum flexibility, ease-of-development, and code safety. High quality documentation and firmware are available to download on www.nordicsemi.com.

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Working for Nordic Semiconductor, you will be challenged and supported. Our teams enjoy a professional, informal working environment and we value and encourage continuous development of skills and expertise to the very highest levels, through in-house opportunities and external training. A close-knit, highly-skilled, international work-force, we are proud of our Norwegian heritage, world-leading innovation and professional excellence.

LOCATION: Trondheim, Norway (preferred):

Nordic Semiconductor´s R&D Headquarters are in the city of Trondheim, situated on the Trondheim Fjord in Mid-Norway. Once the capital of Norway, it was founded in 997 A.D. and has long history and an exciting future. This vibrant city is expanding fast, with a current population of around 200,000. It has embraced the technology sector and is home to start-ups, SMEs, large businesses (including a number of Semiconductor companies), as well as established large-scale organisations such as SINTEF (the largest independent research institute in Scandinavia), the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the University Hospital for Mid-Norway. The city has an excellent public transport network and is well-connected internationally, Trondheim Airport being only 40 minutes from the city centre. Trondheim is surrounded by sea and mountains, allowing the inhabitants easy access from city-life to nature – the perfect environment for contemplation and cutting-edge innovation.

For more information, contact Gro Fykse:  Mobile: +47 922 92 345 or E-mail: gro.fykse@nordicsemi.no

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