HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær
Posted 11 days agoVerified live 15h ago
Application Engineer
Brief overview
Remote
UndergradOr in progress
$90k–$110k/yrStated range
3+ yrsMinimum
Linux InternalsReal-Time Operating SystemsC/C++PythonBashReal-Time SchedulingLatency AnalysisMultithreadingPerformance OptimizationReal-Time SimulationMATLAB/SimulinkHardware-in-the-Loop Testing
About the company
HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjærhbkworld.com
Hottinger Brüel & Kjær was founded in 2019, when HBM and Brüel & Kjær merged their activities into a new company.
Job description
Summary
Concurrent Real-Time Inc. develops real-time technology used by manufacturing companies across multiple industries. The Application Engineer provides technical implementation, configuration, integration, troubleshooting, training, documentation, and pre-sales support for real-time products and applications, while collaborating with customers and internal R&D teams.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical implementation, configuration, and integration support for Concurrent Real-Time products, including RedHawk Linux, iHawk real-time servers, and simulation toolchains
- Assist customers in system setup, benchmarking, latency optimization, and troubleshooting of real‑time environments
- Deliver on-site or remote customer training, demonstrations, and technical workshops
- Collaborate with R&D teams to replicate issues, validate fixes, and contribute to product improvements
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, solution guides, and best practices
- Support pre‑sales activities by participating in technical presentations, proof-of-concept deployments, and requirements analysis
- Partner with customers in aerospace, defense, automotive, and industrial sectors to ensure successful deployment and long-term performance of their real‑time applications
- Participate in system testing, performance evaluation, and custom configuration development as needed
- Provide feedback to product management on feature requests and market needs
- Travel (approx. 30-40%) for customer engagements, training, and on-site support
Skills
- Must be a US citizen. Unable to hire a candidate who is a dual citizen, visa holder or green card holder
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in **Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science**, or a related technical field
- Strong understanding of **Linux internals**, kernel tuning, or real‑time operating system concepts
- Experience with **C/C++ development** and scripting languages such as **Python, Bash**, or similar
- Familiarity with **real‑time scheduling, latency analysis, multithreading**, or performance optimization
- Excellent **problem-solving skills** and ability to work directly with customers
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
- Fluency in **English** (additional European languages a plus)
- Hands-on experience with **Concurrent Real-Time products** or other real‑time Linux distributions
- Experience in one or more industries such as **aerospace & defense, automotive simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, robotics**, or industrial control
- Knowledge of **networking, drivers, FPGA interfaces, or high‑performance computing**
- Background in **real‑time simulation environments**, such as MATLAB/Simulink‑based HIL systems
- Prior experience in a **customer-facing engineering role**
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Must be a US citizen. Unable to hire a candidate who is a dual citizen, visa holder or green card holder
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in **Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science**, or a related technical field
- Strong understanding of **Linux internals**, kernel tuning, or real‑time operating system concepts
- Experience with **C/C++ development** and scripting languages such as **Python, Bash**, or similar
- Familiarity with **real‑time scheduling, latency analysis, multithreading**, or performance optimization
- Excellent **problem-solving skills** and ability to work directly with customers
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
- Fluency in **English** (additional European languages a plus)
Nice to Haves
- Hands-on experience with **Concurrent Real-Time products** or other real‑time Linux distributions
- Experience in one or more industries such as **aerospace & defense, automotive simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, robotics**, or industrial control
- Knowledge of **networking, drivers, FPGA interfaces, or high‑performance computing**
- Background in **real‑time simulation environments**, such as MATLAB/Simulink‑based HIL systems
- Prior experience in a **customer-facing engineering role**
Benefits
- 12.5% bonus
- Remote work arrangement
