Senior Firmware Engineer

About the role

The Senior Firmware Engineer at Nottingham Spirk is a hands-on technical leader responsible for architecting and delivering embedded firmware for innovative products across a wide range of industries. This role spans the full development lifecycle—from early concept and prototyping through validation, manufacturing support, and product launch—and is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems and bringing real products to market. A key aspect of this position is working closely with development partners to ensure firmware is robust, scalable, and production-ready. In addition to core firmware responsibilities, this role contributes to broader engineering efforts as needed to support project success.

Requirements

• Summary: The Senior Firmware Engineer is a hands-on technical leader responsible for architecting and delivering embedded firmware for innovative products across a wide range of industries. This role spans the full development lifecycle—from early concept and prototyping through validation, manufacturing support, and product launch—and is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems and bringing real products to market. A key aspect of this position is working closely with development partners to ensure firmware is robust, scalable, and production-ready. In addition to core firmware responsibilities, this role contributes to broader engineering efforts as needed to support project success.
• Qualifications: Education: Bachelor of Science or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent. Experience: 10+ years of engineering product development experience, 5+ years of embedded C development experience. Required: Strong C programming skills with extensive embedded systems development experience, proven expertise in debugging complex embedded systems, including issues across firmware, hardware, and system integration boundaries, ability to collaborate with hardware teams to define optimal system architectures, experience establishing firmware development practices, coding standards, and reusable platform architectures, proficiency with lab and debugging tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, protocol analyzers, power analyzers), experience developing connected or wireless embedded systems, experience with ARM-based microcontrollers/processors and associated toolchains, hands-on experience with wireless technologies (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular, Zigbee), familiarity with low-power design techniques for battery-powered devices, strong understanding of embedded communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, and Ethernet, ability to read and interpret hardware schematics, strong documentation and communication skills, track record of delivering high-quality work on schedule, familiarity with standard peripheral serial communication protocols, familiarity with security-related aspects associated with embedded systems, the ability and desire to “flex” between military, medical, consumer, and industrial product types.
• Desired: Experience with Zephyr RTOS, embedded Linux or Yocto, experience with edge AI or embedded ML, familiarity with smart home ecosystems and standards, knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, MQTT, FTP), experience with UI frameworks such as Qt, working knowledge of embedded security principles, including secure communications, authentication, key handling, and secure update mechanisms, familiarity with regulatory and certification processes (FCC, Industry Canada, carrier certifications), prior experience in a firmware lead or project leadership role, experience in a design services or consulting environment.

Benefits

Total Compensation: Salary Range: $100,000 - $149,000. This range includes base salary, bonus potential, and benefits. The actual salary offered depends on numerous factors including but not limited to local labor costs, the position's qualifications in relation to candidate's job-related knowledge, relevant employment experience, education, certifications, and skills. We Also Offer: Flexible, comprehensive benefit package, Fun, team-based culture, Opportunity to learn and grow, And dog-friendly environment.