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Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Ranovus
Ottawa, CAN
Full-time
Senior · 10+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 1 weeks ago
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Key Responsibilities
- Firmware Architecture & Development
- Architect, design, and implement low‐level embedded firmware for microcontroller‐based optical communication systems, primarily in C.
- Define firmware requirements, interfaces, and system behavior in collaboration with hardware and system architects.
- Develop device drivers, control loops, diagnostics, telemetry, and communication protocols.
- Optimize firmware for performance, power efficiency, memory utilization, and long‐term reliability.
- Lead board bring‐up, hardware–software integration, and system‐level validation activities.
- Software Quality & DevOps
- Establish and promote best practices for secure, scalable, and maintainable firmware development.
- Drive continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) improvements using GitLab and automated build and test pipelines.
- Define and implement unit, integration, and system‐level test strategies.
- Lead complex debugging and root‐cause investigations across firmware, hardware, and system boundaries.
- Technical Leadership
- Mentor junior engineers and co‐op students, fostering technical growth and best practices.
- Contribute to technical roadmaps, architectural reviews, and design discussions.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, coding standards, and development processes.
- Interface with external partners and manufacturing teams to support production deployment and sustainment.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
- 10+ years of professional experience in embedded firmware development.
- Expert‐level proficiency in C for embedded systems.
- Deep experience developing firmware for microcontrollers (ie. PSOC, STM32) and resource‐constrained environments.
- Deep understanding of embedded systems fundamentals, including interrupts, DMA, RTOS concepts, bootloaders, and memory management.
- Proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, or system‐level tools.
- Experience with version control and CI/CD workflows (Git, GitLab).
- Strong hands‐on debugging skills using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and related lab instrumentation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with optical communication systems or high‐speed networking products.
- Experience with ASIC development, firmware, and chip bring-up.
- Experience deploying commercial embedded systems.
- Experience with automated testing frameworks and verification methodologies.
- Demonstrated proficiency with AI-assisted/agentic development.
- Knowledge of networking protocols and client–server architectures.
- Familiarity with data center interconnect technologies.
- Familiarity with typical integrated development environments, make‐based build systems, and modern build tooling.
- Personal Attributes
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Ability to work independently while contributing strategically to team objectives.
- Structured, analytical problem‐solving approach.
- Collaborative team player comfortable working in cross‐functional engineering environments.
About Ranovus
Semiconductors123 employeesFounded 2012
Canadian semiconductor company designing optical interconnect chips and platforms for AI, cloud, and data-center networks.
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