Embedded Software Engineer

Company Description

Kontur is a technology leader and pioneer in subsurface intelligence, developing advanced sensor systems and software solutions that transform complex radar and sensor data into reliable, actionable insight. Our technology is used worldwide to detect, map, and interpret what lies beneath the surface, where uncertainty is costly and accuracy matters.

Kontur’s solutions support a wide range of real-world GPR applications, including utility mapping, humanitarian demining, infrastructure inspection, road and pavement condition assessment, and archaeological surveys. By combining high-performance GPR hardware, advanced signal processing, and intelligent software workflows, we enable safer construction, improved infrastructure maintenance, and life-saving operations in complex and demanding environments.

Role Description

Kontur is expanding its R&D team and is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer passionate about exploring new and enabling technologies for sensor fusion and ground-penetrating radar systems. In this role, you will work closely with custom hardware and FPGA-based subsystems, developing embedded software that bridges high-performance data acquisition hardware and robust Linux based embedded systems. The position will be located at our Trondheim headquarters and reports to the CTO.

• Develop and maintain embedded Linux systems based on Buildroot
• Develop low-level Linux drivers and user-space APIs for custom hardware, including DMA based I/O
• Integrate and manage hardware interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART and Ethernet
• Support system level integration of GNSS, IMU, wheel encoders, and radar data
• Development of software/firmware for real-time processing of high-rate sensor data
• Contribute to system performance, reliability, and determinism within data acquisition pipelines.
• Apply agile development practices throughout the development cycle
• Maintain and develop network stack for streaming high-rate sensor data over Ethernet

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science, electronics, cybernetics, or relevant engineering discipline
• C/C++ programming experience and scripting in Python
• Practical experience with embedded Linux, preferably using Buildroot
• Basic understanding of FPGA design concepts and VHDL
• Experience with high-speed Digital Signal Processing and/or data acquisition using DMA is an advantage
• Familiarity with networking concepts and Ethernet-based data streaming for high-rate sensor data
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills