Senior Firmware Engineer

Responsibilities

• Responsible for analysis, design, development, testing, troubleshooting and maintenance of the products firmware and/or customer applications.
• Understand system and software requirements, jointly define software feature building blocks according to platform setup and availability.
• Learn and adopt continuous improvement mindset to pursue operational excellence, and deliver robust, scalable, highly designed integrity firmware.
• Closely work with cross-functional teams in design, development, verification till release
• Closely work with architect (Product owner) in architecture fulfillment and development.
• Closely work with hardware/software engineers in test case definition, software test and bug fixing to validate system/firmware functionality and performance.
• Design and development of the test framework and of integration setup Maintain and update the code repository, ensuring effective version control and code maintainability.
• Responsible for the product technical documentation: product release report (focus: design part), documents: follow/ endorse department working procedures.
• Arrange smooth technology and knowledge transfer (mainly after SR) to SQA, process engineers and supplier.
• Develop solutions towards continuous integration and delivery environment Improve and innovate on continuous integration approach.
• Work independently and cooperate with the global development team. Work with global software development team on common code base, platforms and common building blocks, and roadmap.
• Collaborate with experience designers to establish, maintain and communicate descriptions of users, personas, and experience pillars.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or above in software or electrical engineering, 5+ years’ hands-on experience in firmware development.
• Proficient in embedded C/C++ language developing, and knowledge of assembly language.
• Proven experience with ARM Cortex or 51 series microcontroller architectures, with experience in programming PIC, 51, RISC, or ARM-based MCUs.
• Deep knowledge of I2C, SPI, UART, USB and RS-232/485. Competence in MODBUS, WIFI and BT communication protocols. Competence in MEMS sensors, ADCs, Flash and external EEPROM.
• Competence in driving segment LCD, TFT LCD and OLED displays.
• Competence in optimizing code for performance and memory usage.
• Competence in developing algorithms for embedded system.
• Experience in digital noise cancellation algorithm such as Kalman filter Experience in using oscilloscopes and other debugging tools for troubleshooting.
• Experience in software unit testing, test case design and test plan creation.
• Experience with version control systems (SVN, GIT, etc.) , and familiarity with embedded operating systems (RTOS, Linux) is preferred.
• Experience in working with commercial teams, customers, partners or suppliers to deliver results.
• Skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and clear communication.
• Strong background in full product development lifecycle, including system definition, system analysis, debugging etc.
• Proficiency in English is required for technical documentation and communication.
• Experience in brushless moto driving is a plus Familiar with x86 architecture and Microsoft Visual Studio is a plus.
• Capable of creating hardware schematics, especially digital electronics is a plus