Sr Firmware Engineer

Position Overview

Entrust is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to work within our product development team. This individual will perform the responsibilities outlined below and other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Real-time embedded system software design for control systems in complex machines.
• Development of requirements, design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation of embedded software components or applications.
• Developing firmware for digital, analog, RF, power, and motion control systems.
• Participation in design and code reviews, hardware/software integration and development test.
• Understand and perform design trade-offs in a collaborative team environment.
• Provide schedule input and communicate status to various levels of management, peers and team members.
• Develop or contribute to development and maintenance of policies, practices and standards.
• Continuously improve work processes to enable team efficiencies.
• Resolve product issues through problem evaluation, code modifications, development testing, and coordination with product support team members.
• Create product enhancements from requirements with an emphasis on system-wide benefit and risk impact, iterative design, and thorough development testing.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience with embedded software, hardware and/or firmware in a product development environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
• Extensive experience (5+ years) with C++ and/or C in an embedded development environment.
• Experience with embedded Linux, VxWorks or other embedded real time operating system.
• Experience working with Yocto Project/OpenEmbedded for Linux system development.
• Experience with development processes, methodologies, and tools.
• Experience with revision control systems, e.g. Subversion, Git.
• Experience with unit and integration test methodologies.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization for US.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Experience in Linux kernel development.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Motor control.
• Smartcard technology.
• Color printing technology.
• RFID technology.
• Security concepts including encryption, PKI and vulnerability mitigation.
• Laser control.
• Networking protocols.
• Scripting languages.
• Shows strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Displays a high level of initiative and ability to deliver results on technical projects.
• Proficiency using AI tools to assist with code generation, analysis, documentation, and scripting.
• Able to work autonomously with cross functional team members.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to prepare written specifications.