Job description:
Overview
We are seeking a Firmware Engineer to develop and maintain reliable software for connected devices and embedded products. You will work across firmware, hardware, and application interfaces, turning system requirements into tested solutions. Your impact: dependable firmware helps users operate connected devices safely and consistently.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and debug firmware for microcontrollers, embedded systems, and real-time operating systems (RTOS).
- Integrate sensors, printed circuit boards (PCBs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and communication protocols such as Zigbee, Ethernet, and TCP/IP.
- Build and test application programming interfaces (APIs), including RESTful APIs, and support JSON and XML data exchange.
- Use logic analyzers, soldering, and engineering troubleshooting to diagnose hardware and software issues.
- Create unit tests and test automation; document designs and collaborate through Agile or Scrum workflows and tools such as Git, Jira, and Confluence.
Experience
- Demonstrated experience with firmware, embedded software, embedded C, C, or C++; knowledge of ARM, assembly language, Linux, operating systems, and OS kernels is valuable.
- Familiarity with software design, algorithm design, signal processing, debugging, software testing, and software quality assurance.
- Experience with Python, scripting, Bash, MATLAB, Simulink, Visual Studio, Eclipse, Jenkins, SVN, GitHub, or UML is useful.
- Additional exposure to Android, Objective-C, Java, C#,.NET, JavaScript, Node.js, PHP, Perl, Visual Basic, VBA, HTML, CSS, SQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, AWS, machine learning, big data, quantum engineering, Raspberry Pi, Internet of Things (IoT), networking, DHCP, WAN, VoIP, encryption, UI, application development, content development, and computer hardware or operation is welcome.
- Strong analysis skills and the ability to communicate technical findings clearly.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
Senior Firmware Engineer in Carol Stream at Insight Global
This position is listed as full time and onsite. It was posted 6 days ago.