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Firmware Software Engineer V

Spectraforce

Redmond, Washington


a year ago

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Firmware Software Engineer V
Spectraforce
Redmond, Washington

a year ago

Job Description

Title: Firmware Software Engineer V
Duration: 3 months
Location: On site in Redmond, WA

Summary:
The main function of a firmware software engineer is to apply the principles of computer science and mathematical analysis to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers work. A typical firmware software engineer researches, designs, develops and tests operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software for medical, industrial, military, communications, aerospace, business, scientific and general computing applications.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead efforts to analyze, design, develop, and debug firmware for a wide variety of AR and VR devices, including novel sensing and imaging systems, haptic devices, and audio prototypes
  • Understand and implement firmware on micro-controllers, leverage peripherals, manage power consumption, support boot loaders, and schedule real-time tasks (RTOS)
  • Collaborate in a team environment across multiple, research focused, and engineering disciplines, making the architectural tradeoffs required to rapidly deliver firmware solutions
  • Support all phases of custom hardware development - including early architecture requirements definition, firmware architecture, proof-of-concept implementation, selection of MCUs and tools, and board bring-up
Main things they need to have:
  • Proficiency in C (This is non-negotiable)
  • Embedded system design experience
  • Experience working with hardware systems
Required Qualifications:
  • B.S./M.S. degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
  • 3+ years of experience in embedded firmware design or equivalent experience
  • Experience in programming embedded systems with C
  • Experience with peripherals such as USB, SPI, MIPI CSI/DSI, I2C, UART, GPIO etc.
  • Experience with wireless or wired communication protocols such as USB, TCP/IP, Ethernet, Bluetooth and 802.11
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with embedded Linux, Kernel, Yocto, Buildroot, etc.
  • Experience maximizing performance of resource constrained systems
  • Experience with either an RTOS-based or bare metal system
  • Experience with high-compute/throughput systems and using sim/modeling to estimate performance and power
 
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 90.00/hr.

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