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Job Title: Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer Role Overview A global technology company focused on connected infrastructure and resource optimization is seeking a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to help develop the next generation of intelligent, IoT-enabled devices. This role offers the opportunity to work on products that drive sustainability, improve operational efficiency, and connect edge devices with cloud-based platforms. The ideal candidate is a hands-on embedded systems engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, collaborating across hardware and software disciplines, and delivering high-quality firmware for products deployed at scale. Key Responsibilities: • Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded firmware for connected hardware products. • Write clean, scalable, and well-documented embedded C++ code for microcontroller and SoC-based systems. • Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and technical planning activities. • Perform board bring-up, hardware validation, debugging, and system-level troubleshooting. • Develop and execute firmware verification and validation strategies. • Collaborate closely with hardware, cloud, DevOps, manufacturing, quality, automation, and product teams. • Support product launches through testing, field validation, and production readiness activities. • Maintain thorough technical documentation, project records, and development artifacts. • Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools, and development practices. Education & Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience). • 5+ years of embedded firmware development experience. • Strong experience developing firmware in Embedded C++. • Experience with microcontrollers (MCUs) and/or System-on-Chip (SoC) platforms. • Proficiency with embedded development and debugging tools including compilers, JTAG, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and related instrumentation. • Experience with board bring-up, bootloaders, low-level hardware interaction, and OTA update systems. • Experience working with RTOS environments such as FreeRTOS, ThreadX, or similar. • Familiarity with development toolchains including Git, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, Jira, CMake, VS Code, IAR, or comparable tools. • Understanding of Agile development methodologies and engineering best practices. • Ability to read and interpret digital and analog schematics. • Experience developing multi-threaded and multi-tasking embedded applications. • Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. • Comfortable operating in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities. Preferred Experience: • Embedded cybersecurity and device security expertise including encryption, secure boot, authentication, certificates, HSMs, and privacy-focused design. • Experience developing consumer, commercial, or industrial IoT products. • Experience integrating embedded devices with cloud platforms and connected infrastructure. • Experience with wireless communication technologies such as BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRa, LoRaWAN, Matter, Cellular, or similar protocols. • Experience implementing automated testing frameworks and CI/CD workflows. • Familiarity with manufacturing test systems and production engineering processes. • Experience developing battery-powered or low-power embedded devices. • Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or similar platforms. Compensation • Base Salary: $150,000 - $170,000 DOE • Annual Performance Bonus: 5% - 10% • Compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications Why Us: • Opportunity to develop products that support sustainability and efficient resource management. • Work on modern connected-device and IoT technologies spanning edge, cloud, and embedded systems. • Join a highly collaborative engineering environment with strong cross-functional partnership. • Influence the architecture and technical direction of next-generation products. • Work on products deployed in real-world environments at meaningful scale. • Strong opportunity for technical growth, mentorship, and career advancement. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future. This position does not offer sponsorship. #LI-KB1

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Must-haves

Job Title: Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer
Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded firmware for connected hardware products.
Write clean, scalable, and well-documented embedded C++ code for microcontroller and SoC-based systems.
Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and technical planning activities.
Perform board bring-up, hardware validation, debugging, and system-level troubleshooting.
Develop and execute firmware verification and validation strategies.
Collaborate closely with hardware, cloud, DevOps, manufacturing, quality, automation, and product teams.
Support product launches through testing, field validation, and production readiness activities.
Maintain thorough technical documentation, project records, and development artifacts.
Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools, and development practices.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
5+ years of embedded firmware development experience.
Strong experience developing firmware in Embedded C++.
Experience with microcontrollers (MCUs) and/or System-on-Chip (SoC) platforms.
Proficiency with embedded development and debugging tools including compilers, JTAG, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and related instrumentation.
Experience with board bring-up, bootloaders, low-level hardware interaction, and OTA update systems.

Nice-to-haves

Embedded cybersecurity and device security expertise including encryption, secure boot, authentication, certificates, HSMs, and privacy-focused design.
Experience developing consumer, commercial, or industrial IoT products.
Experience integrating embedded devices with cloud platforms and connected infrastructure.
Experience with wireless communication technologies such as BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRa, LoRaWAN, Matter, Cellular, or similar protocols.
Experience implementing automated testing frameworks and CI/CD workflows.
Familiarity with manufacturing test systems and production engineering processes.
Experience developing battery-powered or low-power embedded devices.
Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or similar platforms.

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