Embedded Systems Engineer | Firmware Engineer

Role Overview

Firmware Development & Integration

• Design embedded firmware for microcontrollers, processors, and intelligent electronic devices; translate requirements into specifications and technical designs.
• Develop low-level firmware, hardware abstraction layers, drivers, and C/C++ applications.
• Integrate firmware with hardware; troubleshoot issues and implement interfaces including I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, and wireless protocols where applicable.
• Develop RTOS applications and configure peripherals, timers, interrupts, DMA, GPIO, ADC, PWM, and communications.

Testing, Debugging & Optimization

• Debug and isolate faults using JTAG, SWD, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other tools.
• Analyze and optimize performance, memory, processing, power consumption, response times, reliability, and resource use.
• Develop and execute unit, integration, functional, and system-level tests, automated scripts, and validation procedures.
• Support prototypes, engineering builds, verification, production testing, field investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.

Release & Collaboration

• Manage firmware versions, configurations, source code, and release branches using version control; participate in peer code reviews.
• Maintain architecture specifications, interface definitions, test plans, and release notes.
• Support deployment, product updates, bootloader processes, and over-the-air updates where applicable.
• Collaborate with QA, manufacturing, product, hardware, software, and engineering teams; evaluate platforms, processors, tools, libraries, and technologies.

Qualifications

• Diploma or bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• Professional experience in embedded systems, firmware engineering, embedded software, or electronic product development.
• Strong C and C++ programming; knowledge of microcontrollers, embedded memory, interrupts, timers, peripherals, and real-time processing.
• Experience with ARM Cortex-M, ARM Cortex-A, or other embedded processors and hardware protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, or Ethernet.
• Familiarity with RTOS platforms and experience with embedded development environments, compilers, debuggers, flashing tools, and Git or another version-control system.
• Understand embedded software architecture, modular design, and coding standards; interpret schematics, datasheets, reference designs, and specifications.
• Experience with electronic test equipment and strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis capabilities.
• Familiarity with automated, unit, integration, and hardware-in-the-loop testing.

Preferred & Advantageous Experience

• Device drivers and hardware abstraction layers are preferred.
• Embedded Linux, bootloaders, device trees, Linux device drivers, low-power design, power management, secure boot, firmware security, encryption, and embedded cybersecurity are advantageous or a plus.
• Experience in IoT, consumer electronics, automotive, industrial automation, robotics, medical devices, or telecommunications is advantageous.
• Strong analytical, communication, documentation, independent-work, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.

What the Employer Offers

• Competitive salary and comprehensive employee benefits; salary amount and cadence are not specified.
• Advanced embedded products, development boards, test equipment, software tools, engineering platforms, and end-to-end product lifecycle exposure.
• Professional training, support for technical certifications, and continuous development.
• Collaboration with experienced engineering and product teams, challenging optimization and integration projects, performance recognition, and career advancement opportunities.