Firmware Engineer Co-Op- Cal State San Marcos
📌San Diego, United States 🇺🇸
⏱︎ part-time
🧙♂️ entry-level
💰 24
Position at Ultra Communications Inc.
Ultra Communications Inc. - A Samtec Company is seeking a Firmware Engineering COOP in our Vista, CA location. Please only apply if you are a student currently enrolled pursuing a bachelor’s degree in engineering with firmware or software emphasis or a related field at a local University within San Diego County.
Pay is $24-27.00 per hour, depending on education and experience level.
Co-ops are eligible to participate in student program tuition assistance and may also opt to participate in Samtec's 401k plan.
UCI Software/Firmware Engineering Group is responsible for the design and development of microcontroller firmware used in fiber-optic transceivers.
Co-ops have the opportunity to develop skills in providing support for test/software related products and hardware, test related documentation, and support related to failure analysis including responsibility of data analysis and generating reports.
Minimum Requirements
Ideal candidates are self-starters who demonstrate exemplary written and verbal communication skills. They excel in a dynamic environment and can problem solve, efficiently, creatively, and with fine attention to detail. Below is a list of preferred qualifications and skills:
- Student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer or electrical engineering or related field of study.
- Availability to work a minimum of 20 hours per week during regular business hours while maintaining a full-time course load.
- You must be available to commit to a minimum of 3 semesters.
- Co-ops are required to maintain a C grade or above in all courses to maintain status in the program.
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Applicants must be eligible to for any employer work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
Objectives
- Defining the problem, solving the problem, and communicating the problem
- Develop problem solving skills
- Develop an understanding of firmware requirements, development, testing, and validation
- Modify/enhance existing firmware
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Develop firmware for new and existing products
- Full time co-op: 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday – Friday during school breaks
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Part time co-op: Flexible but preferably in the 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday – Friday time frame while school is in session.
- NuEclipse
- Simplicity Studio
- Atmel Studio
- Visual Studio
- Subversion/TortoiseSVN
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Multimeter, oscilloscope, power supply, bit-error rate tester, optical power meter
- Using the above development environments
- Firmware development for microcontrollers
- Firmware test and validation
- Reading IC datasheets (ex. microcontrollers, transceiver ASICs)
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Fiber optic data transmission
- Experience writing firmware in C for microcontrollers
- Experience writing sketches for Arduino
- Experience breadboarding circuits
- Experience with embedded hardware (ex. flash memory, I2C devices, serial communication)
- Experience with basic electronic test equipment (ex. multimeter, oscilloscope, power supply)
- Familiarity with microcontroller architecture (ex. ARM, 8051, AVR)
- Familiarity with embedded compilers (ex. Keil, GCC)
- Familiarity with C#, Python, Matlab
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Familiarity with advanced test equipment (ex. bit-error rate tester, optical power meter)
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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