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Alexander City - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Job Description

Firmware Engineer with Hardware

Duration: long term

Location: Morrisville NC

Key Responsibilities

Firmware Development

  • Design and implement embedded firmware using C/C
  • Develop device drivers and hardware abstraction layers
  • Create bootloaders and firmware update mechanisms
  • Optimize code for performance and power efficiency
  • Implement and debug communication protocols
  • Develop automated testing frameworks
  • Document firmware architecture and APIs

Hardware Development

  • Design analog and digital circuits
  • Create and review schematics and PCB layouts
  • Perform component selection and BOM management
  • Conduct signal integrity and power analysis
  • Design power supply and management circuits
  • Oversee prototype builds and debug hardware issues
  • Create hardware test procedures and validation plans

Technical Leadership

  • Lead integrated firmware/hardware development efforts
  • Review firmware code and hardware designs
  • Mentor junior engineers in both disciplines
  • Define development standards and best practices
  • Provide technical guidance on architecture decisions
  • Collaborate with mechanical and systems engineers
  • Interface with clients on technical requirements

Required Technical Skills

Firmware Expertise

  • Expertlevel embedded C/C programming
  • RTOS experience (FreeRTOS ThreadX)
  • Microcontroller programming (ARM PIC AVR)
  • Boot loader development
  • Device driver implementation
  • Debugging tools and techniques
  • Version control systems (Git)

Hardware Expertise

  • Analog and digital circuit design
  • PCB layout and design principles
  • Signal integrity and EMC considerations
  • Power supply design
  • Component selection and sourcing
  • Hardware debugging methodology
  • Familiarity with EDA tools (Altium KiCad)

Communication Protocols

  • Serial interfaces (UART I2C SPI)
  • USB device implementation
  • CAN bus
  • Ethernet/TCP/IP

Development Tools

  • Logic analyzers and oscilloscopes
  • JTAG debuggers
  • PCB design software
  • Circuit simulation tools
  • Build systems and toolchains
  • Continuous Integration systems
  • Static analysis tools

Employment Type

Full Time

Company Industry

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