Firmware Engineer

Job Title: Firmware Engineer

Job Type: Full-Time
Experience: 2–6 Years
Location: [Location / Remote / Hybrid]
Department: Engineering / Embedded Systems

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled Firmware Engineer to design, develop, test, and maintain embedded firmware for hardware products. The ideal candidate should have strong programming skills in C/C++, experience with microcontrollers and embedded systems, and a good understanding of hardware-software integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded firmware for microcontrollers and hardware devices.
• Develop efficient and reliable firmware using C/C++.
• Work with microcontrollers such as ARM Cortex-M, STM32, PIC, AVR, or similar platforms.
• Develop and integrate device drivers, peripherals, and communication protocols.
• Work with interfaces such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, USB, Ethernet, and GPIO.
• Perform firmware debugging, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Use oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, debuggers, and other hardware tools for issue analysis.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, QA, and systems engineering teams.
• Participate in code reviews and follow coding and documentation standards.
• Optimize firmware for memory usage, performance, power consumption, and reliability.
• Investigate and resolve firmware defects and hardware-software integration issues.
• Develop unit tests and support system-level validation.
• Maintain technical documentation, design specifications, and release notes.
• Support firmware releases, upgrades, and production troubleshooting.

Required Skills

• Strong programming experience in Embedded C/C++.
• Good understanding of microcontrollers and embedded systems.
• Experience with RTOS such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or similar.
• Knowledge of embedded communication protocols:
  • UART
  • SPI
  • I2C
  • CAN
  • USB
  • Ethernet
• Experience with debugging tools such as JTAG/SWD.
• Familiarity with Git and version-control systems.
• Understanding of memory management, interrupts, timers, DMA, and low-level hardware programming.
• Good knowledge of firmware development and debugging lifecycle.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with ARM Cortex-M architecture.
• Experience with STM32, ESP32, NXP, TI, or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of bootloaders and OTA firmware updates.
• Experience with embedded Linux.
• Knowledge of device security, secure boot, encryption, or firmware signing.
• Experience with hardware bring-up and board-level debugging.
• Familiarity with Python for test automation.
• Experience with CI/CD for embedded firmware.
• Knowledge of automotive protocols such as CAN, LIN, or AUTOSAR is a plus.

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related field.

Key Competencies

• Embedded Firmware Development
• Embedded C/C++
• Microcontrollers
• RTOS
• Device Drivers
• Hardware-Software Integration
• Firmware Debugging
• Communication Protocols
• Hardware Bring-Up
• Unit & Integration Testing
• Git / Version Control
• Problem Solving