Senior Firmware Engineer

Company Overview

An IC design start-up founded by senior leaders from Huawei and IBM, specializing in advanced wireless IC development and mass production. Focus areas include UWB, BLE, NB-IoT, and WiFi6 technologies.

Job Summary

Develop firmware and software for advanced communication, positioning, and bioradar systems, following the V-model development process to deliver high-quality embedded solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware and software for communication, positioning, and bioradar systems to meet product requirements
• Apply the V-model development process including requirement analysis, high-level and low-level design, implementation, unit testing, integration testing, and system testing
• Build and optimize low-level drivers and manage memory efficiently using C and C++ in embedded environments
• Develop and maintain embedded firmware on multi-core microcontrollers with RTOS, ensuring real-time performance and stability
• Implement and troubleshoot embedded communication protocols such as I2C, UART, and SPI to enable device interoperability
• Use debugging tools including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and firmware debuggers to identify and resolve hardware and software issues
• Collaborate closely with offshore teams and customers in China to ensure alignment and timely delivery of project milestones
• Adapt to fast-paced project demands and manage overtime as needed to meet deadlines

Required competencies and certifications

• Proficient in C and C++ programming for embedded systems, focusing on memory management and low-level driver development
• Experience with embedded operating systems (RTOS) and firmware development on multi-core microcontrollers
• Knowledge of pre-emption, interrupt request (IRQ) handling, and embedded communication protocols (I2C, UART, SPI)
• Skilled in using debugging equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and firmware debuggers
• Ability to coordinate effectively with offshore teams and customers in China

Preferred competencies and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer engineering, electronic engineering, communication, automation, applied mathematics, or related fields
• Experience with wireless communication technologies including UWB, BLE, WiFi, NFC
• Expertise in MAC and Link Layer protocols
• Experience with ARM Cortex-M series microcontrollers and platforms such as ESP32, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, STM32
• Capability to build toolchains using Python
• Minimum of 5 years of corporate experience