Firmware Engineer Intern

This role is located onsite in Boise, Idaho or St. Louis, Missouri for up to 12 months. Must be able to work at one of these locations. This is not a summer-only internship or a remote role.

Responsibilities

• Perform firmware design, coding, test and documentation for microcontroller-based products, following ESG’s product development processes.
• Help develop functional specifications and detailed design documentation for new products, working within an Agile/Scrum framework.
• Collaborate with team in estimating schedules for development tasks.
• Develop and execute detailed test plans to ensure system meets requirements.
• Use AI-assisted tools to support embedded firmware development, including code generation, test case creation, and analysis of requirements and design artifacts under engineering guidance.
• Validate AI-assisted outputs for embedded firmware by reviewing code, identifying potential inaccuracies or hallucinations, and confirming results through testing, debugging, and peer review.
• Participate in continuous improvement of product development processes.
• Maintain and follow proper design processes for high-reliability firmware.
• Analyze and resolve field problems. Perform root cause analysis and determine preventive action(s).
• Support the work of other engineers on project teams.
• Participate in technical reviews (code inspections) of the work performed by the group.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• In the process of acquiring a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
• Experience with CoPilot, Claude, and ChatGPT.
• A want to learn and understand how to use AI to test firmware as well as search for hallucinations.
• Ability to work well in teams.
• Strong understanding of hardware, and familiar with the use of Oscilloscopes, DMMs.
• Knowledge of debugging/troubleshooting techniques.
• C programming language experience.
• Willingness to learn and grow with input from other team members, as well as follow coding standards.
• Experience with version control systems, defect tracking systems and static source code analysis.
• Work equally well independently, as well as at the direction of others.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The team member frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.