Firmware Engineer II

Nice Group · Kent, WA · 1 mo ago

On-siteEngineering$120k–$140k/yrFull-time

About the role

Nice North America, a subsidiary of Nice S.p.A., an Italian multinational leader in Home and Building Automation, develops cutting-edge solutions for smart home control, security, door and gate automation, access control, and more with a mission of Simplifying Everyday Movements. Headquartered in Carlsbad, CA, with several R&D and manufacturing centers and offices throughout the region, our team thrives in an environment that fosters continuous learning and professional growth where you'll collaborate with talented and dynamic individuals every day to create groundbreaking solutions. As a global leader, we offer award-winning sales and marketing programs, technical support, and CEU training to the industry's top partners.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware for microcontroller-based systems used in vehicular gate operators
Develop production-quality firmware in C/C++ for real-time embedded systems, including bare metal and RTOS-based applications
Implement and debug low-level drivers and hardware interfaces directly on microcontrollers (no embedded Linux)
Collaborate closely with electrical engineers during schematic review, board bring-up, debugging, and hardware/firmware integration
Debug hardware/firmware issues at the signal level (GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART, ADC, PWM, RS485, etc.)
Participate in firmware architecture discussions and contribute to design decisions for new products and feature enhancements
Effectively use hardware debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and debuggers to diagnose and resolve issues
Support manufacturing introduction, validation testing, and ongoing product reliability improvements
Document firmware design, behavior, and interfaces through code commits, specifications, and technical documentation
Work effectively within Git-based version control workflows, including code reviews and collaborative development
Maintain awareness of applicable safety and regulatory requirements (e.g., UL 325) and how they impact firmware design
Provide technical support and collaboration with other engineering disciplines and departments as needed
Stay current with embedded systems best practices and contribute to continuous improvement of development processes

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience. 3–7 years of experience developing firmware on microcontrollers (bare-metal or RTOS) for production hardware.

Skills

High proficiency in C for embedded microcontrollers
Strong understanding of microcontroller peripherals (timers, interrupts, ADC, PWM, communication interfaces)
Experience with common microcontroller families and IDEs (e.g., ST, Microchip, TI, NXP)
Experience with RTOS-based firmware architectures
Ability to read and understand schematics and basic circuit design
Hands-on experience with hardware debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG/SWD debuggers
Experience using Git or similar version control systems in a team environment
Experience using higher-level languages (e.g. Python) for testing, scripting, or tooling is a plus
Advantageous experience: BLDC Motor control, Battery and Solar management, standard wired and wireless embedded communication protocols, Embedded Web Servers, low power/standby modes, exposure to safety-critical or regulated products
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Ability to communicate effectively with electrical, mechanical, and test engineers
Comfortable working in a small, collaborative engineering team

Pay and schedule