Principal Firmware Design Engineer
📌Mandaluyong, Philippines 🇵🇭
⏱︎ full-time
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Job Summary:
If you are a professional looking for an opportunity to work with the global Emerson Systems and Software organization, this is a stimulating opportunity for you! As the Firmware Design Engineer, you will design, develop, and test firmware for our embedded systems. This position will actively participate in the new product development cycle, including requirements, design, verification, release, and documentation, working as a catalyst to our development efforts.
In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:
- Designing, developing, and maintaining firmware, particularly microcontrollers (MCUs).
- Developing low-level hardware drivers for peripherals such as UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO, DMA, and interrupts
- Crafting and implementing test applications to validate hardware functionality and support manufacturing testing
- Collaborating with hardware engineers during board bring-up to initialize and validate components, troubleshoot system integration and technical issues, and optimize system performance.
- Participating in code reviews, debugging, and performance tuning to ensure high-quality deliverables
- Following the best approach in coding, version control, and documentation for firmware releases.
- Working with multi-functional teams to define technical requirements and specifications
- Mentoring junior engineers and supporting team development
- Continuously evaluating and suggesting improvements to improve product features, quality, and cost-efficiency
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Staying updated on industry trends, tools, and best practices in embedded firmware development
You readily take action on challenges, without unnecessary planning. You anticipate the impact of emerging technologies and make adjustments. You deal comfortably with the uncertainty of change.
For This Role, You Will Need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in firmware development for embedded systems.
- Strong understanding of embedded systems architecture and communication protocols (e.g., UART, SPI, I2C, CAN)
- Proficiency in C/C++ for low-level embedded software development.
- Hands-on experience with board bring-up, memory mapping, and debugging hardware/software integration issues
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Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience with ARM microprocessor programming and RTOS is an advantage.
- Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git), build systems, and CI/CD tools.
- Exposure to Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
- Knowledgeable in FPGA/CPLD and its associated languages (eg, Verilog or VHDL) and schematic capture tools.
- Experience with software testing methodologies and test automation frameworks.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and standard processes.
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Background in Process Control or Distributed Control Systems is a plus.
At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.
We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing competitive benefits plans, a variety of medical insurance plans, an Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation, and holiday leave.
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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