Embedded Firmware Engineer
📌Herndon, United States 🇺🇸
⏱︎ contract
🧙♂️ senior
💰 75
hybrid
Job Description
We are seeking an embedded firmware engineer to help with the development of firmware that controls a battery management system. This system is part of a renewable energy solution that is revolutionizing how companies can store and release energy gained from wind, water, and solar power systems. The goal is to create 100% renewable energy for the entire world!
Responsibilities
- Write brand new code for a system being created from scratch, sometimes with minimal requirements defined.
- Use model and simulation tools for testing.
- Attend and participate in Scrum meetings.
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Participate in customer demos and reviews.
- Proficiency in Embedded C.
- Experience with Microcontrollers, especially multi-core microcontrollers STM32.
- Knowledge of real-time operating systems (RTOS), ideally FreeRTOS.
- Experience with Simulink.
- Experience programming multi-core microcontrollers, ideally ARM Cortex STM32.
- Experience with serial communication protocols (SPI, UART, I2C, or others).
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
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10+ years of experience writing Embedded C.
- Experience writing code for safety-critical/high-reliability systems (airplanes, satellites, etc.).
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Knowledge of modern DevOps processes.
This role is hybrid in Herndon but there are weeks where you may need to be onsite every day depending on tasking and customer meetings. The team is very knowledgeable in both software engineering and battery management systems, providing ample opportunity for mentorship. This is all custom development and R&D efforts, conducted in an engineering lab.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $75.00 - $90.00/hr.
Requirements
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
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Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
This is a hybrid position in Herndon,VA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on May 16, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
@ Embedd 
What we're looking for
At embedd.it, we power hardware-software integration in embedded devices. We turn fragmented semiconductor chip data into configurable digital twins, then deterministically generate code, tests, and documentation – making integration faster, cheaper, and resilient to supply chain shocks.
We’re looking for a true legend – someone with abstract thinking and deep expertise in low-level software development. You’ll build vendor-agnostic tooling for MCU and peripheral integration to solve hardware-software integration once and for all. We work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generation, compilers, and machine learning. It’s your chance to help redefine how low-level development is done.
Responsibilities
- Drive the architecture of the driver structures and system layout
- Define scalable patterns for cross-architectural integration across bare-metal, Zephyr, Linux, and other environments
- Deconstruct complex SoC device trees and translate hardware descriptions into structured internal models for automated reasoning
- Partner with the ML team to shape data and annotation models for AI-driven data-extraction tooling
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in embedded systems development, including bare-metal and RTOS-based systems
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Familiarity with firmware configuration, SoC bring-up, and system-level debugging
- Hands-on experience with code generation tools, or low-level compiler/decompiler/emulator technologies
- Strong background in embedded toolchains: compilers, linkers, debuggers, and build systems
- Python or scripting for automation and tooling is a plus
- Experience with functional-safety standards is a plus
Why embedd.it?
- Dynamic, venture-backed team of engineers challenging the status quo 🚀
- Work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generators, compilers, and ML 🤖
- Unusual challenges requiring out-of-the-box abstract thinking 🧠
- Competitive compensation: cash + equity 💰
- Remote work possible 🌍
About Us
embedd.it is a UK-based startup reinventing embedded development. Our platform transforms unstructured semiconductor data into structured digital twins, enabling automatic generation of drivers, tests, and documentation. We're building a single, traceable source of truth to make integration fast, vendor-agnostic, and future-proof.
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💰 75
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