Firmware Engineer

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About the role

This full-time, on-site role in San Jose, CA involves designing, developing, and maintaining embedded firmware for hardware platforms, with a focus on ARM-based systems. The Firmware Engineer will implement and optimize low-level software, integrate firmware with electrical components, and ensure reliable system performance.

Day-to-day tasks include writing and reviewing embedded code, performing systematic debugging and root-cause analysis, and collaborating with electrical and software teams to define requirements and verify hardware-software integration. The role also involves creating technical documentation, participating in design reviews, and supporting testing and validation activities to ensure product quality and compliance with engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware for ARM-based hardware platforms.
• Implement and optimize low-level software for reliable system performance.
• Integrate firmware with electrical components and verify hardware-software integration.
• Write and review embedded code in C/C++.
• Perform systematic debugging and root-cause analysis using tools like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and in-circuit debuggers.
• Collaborate with electrical and software teams to define requirements.
• Create technical documentation for firmware designs and test results.
• Participate in design reviews and support testing and validation activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong skills in embedded software and firmware design for microcontrollers or SoCs.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for firmware development.
• Solid knowledge of ARM architecture and related toolchains, including low-level drivers, interrupts, and real-time execution.
• Hands-on debugging experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, in-circuit debuggers, and software debugging tools.
• Foundational understanding of electrical engineering, including schematics and interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART).
• Experience with hardware bring-up and real-time operating systems (RTOS).
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows.
• Ability to work on-site in San Jose, CA, and collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Clear communication skills in both technical and non-technical contexts.

Skills

• Embedded Software Development
• C/C++
• ARM Architecture
• Debugging (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, in-circuit debuggers)
• Electrical Engineering (schematics, SPI, I2C, UART)
• RTOS
• Git
• Hardware-Software Integration
• Technical Documentation