Embedded Systems Engineer | Firmware Engineer

🔧 We’re Hiring: Embedded Systems Engineer | Firmware Engineer
🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time
💼 Level: Mid-Level
We are seeking a technically strong and innovative Embedded Systems Engineer | Firmware Engineer to develop reliable embedded software and firmware solutions for next-generation electronic products. The successful candidate will work across firmware architecture, low-level programming, hardware integration, system validation, and performance optimization.
🎯 Key Responsibilities
• Design and develop embedded firmware for microcontrollers, processors, and intelligent electronic devices.
• Translate product and system requirements into detailed firmware specifications and technical designs.
• Develop low-level firmware and hardware abstraction layers for embedded platforms.
• Program and optimize embedded applications using C, C++, and other suitable programming languages.
• Develop peripheral drivers for sensors, displays, memory devices, communication modules, and other hardware components.
• Integrate firmware with hardware components and validate system-level functionality.
• Work with hardware engineers to troubleshoot hardware and firmware integration issues.
• Implement communication interfaces including I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, and wireless protocols where applicable.
• Develop real-time applications using RTOS environments and appropriate scheduling and synchronization techniques.
• Configure microcontroller peripherals, timers, interrupts, DMA, GPIO, ADC, PWM, and communication interfaces.
• Perform firmware debugging and fault isolation using JTAG, SWD, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and debugging tools.
• Analyze system performance, memory usage, processing requirements, power consumption, and response times.
• Optimize firmware for reliability, efficiency, scalability, and resource utilization.
• Develop and execute unit, integration, functional, and system-level firmware tests.
• Create automated test scripts and validation procedures for embedded software.
• Support prototype development, engineering builds, product verification, and production testing.
• Investigate field issues, firmware defects, system failures, and intermittent hardware-software problems.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions for technical issues.
• Manage firmware versions, source code, configurations, and release branches using version-control systems.
• Participate in peer code reviews and ensure compliance with coding and software-development standards.
• Maintain technical documentation including architecture specifications, interface definitions, test plans, and release notes.
• Support firmware deployment, product updates, bootloader processes, and over-the-air updates where applicable.
• Collaborate with QA, manufacturing, product management, hardware, software, and engineering teams.
• Evaluate new embedded platforms, processors, development tools, libraries, and technologies.
• Contribute to improvements in firmware architecture, development methodology, testing processes, and product reliability.
✅ Requirements
• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Professional experience in embedded systems, firmware engineering, embedded software, or electronic product development.
• Strong programming experience in C and C++.
• Solid understanding of microcontroller architecture, embedded memory, interrupts, timers, peripherals, and real-time processing.
• Experience working with ARM Cortex-M, ARM Cortex-A, or other embedded processor architectures.
• Strong knowledge of hardware communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, or Ethernet.
• Experience developing device drivers and hardware abstraction layers is preferred.
• Familiarity with RTOS platforms such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ThreadX, or similar systems.
• Experience using embedded development environments, compilers, debuggers, and flashing tools.
• Proficiency with Git or other version-control systems.
• Understanding of embedded software architecture, modular design, and coding standards.
• Ability to read and interpret electronic schematics, datasheets, reference designs, and technical specifications.
• Experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG/SWD debuggers, and other electronic test equipment.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis capabilities.
• Familiarity with automated testing, unit testing, integration testing, and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Knowledge of embedded Linux, bootloaders, device trees, or Linux device drivers is an advantage.
• Understanding of low-power design, power-management techniques, and resource-constrained systems is a plus.
• Knowledge of secure boot, firmware security, encryption, or embedded cybersecurity is advantageous.
• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience in IoT, consumer electronics, automotive, industrial automation, robotics, medical devices, or telecommunications is an advantage.
🌟 What We Offer
• Competitive salary and comprehensive employee benefits.
• Opportunities to work on advanced embedded products and intelligent electronic systems.
• Exposure to microcontrollers, RTOS, embedded Linux, IoT, sensors, and communication technologies.
• Professional training in firmware architecture, embedded programming, debugging, and system design.
• Access to modern development boards, test equipment, software tools, and engineering platforms.
• Opportunities to participate in the complete product development lifecycle.
• Collaboration with experienced hardware, software, QA, manufacturing, and product teams.
• Support for technical certifications and continuous professional development.
• Opportunities to work on challenging firmware optimization and system-integration projects.
• Career progression into Senior Firmware Engineer, Embedded Systems Architect, Technical Lead, or Engineering Manager roles.
• Performance recognition and long-term career advancement opportunities.

Work arrangement
Hybrid