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The GEO Group, Inc.

Firmware Engineer

boulder, CO

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About this opportunity

The GEO Group, Inc. lists this Firmware Engineer opportunity in boulder, Colorado. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Benefits Information

Onsite in the Boulder/Gunbarrel office.

Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:

3 weeks Paid Time Off

15 Paid Holidays

401(k) Matching

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Health Savings Account

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discount

Reduced Tuition Rates

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

401(k)

Pet Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Training

Flexible Spending Account

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Overview

BI is one of the leading technology companies in Boulder, Colorado and the largest provider of innovative electronic monitoring solutions in the United States. We excel at proving technological solutions to over 1,000 agencies nationwide and allowing those agencies to fulfill their missions without worrying about the technical complexities.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field.

At least three years of engineering and programming experience.

Three years of C and Python/C# programming.

Active utilization of advanced coding assistance (such as Cursor or Claude) for refactoring, drafting specifications and on-device debugging preferred.

Experience with Bare-metal programming, Cooperative Operating Systems, and Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)

Experience with Cellular, Sub-GHz, WiFi, and BT communication protocols preferred.

Active utilization of advanced coding assistance (such as Cursor or Claude) for refactoring, drafting specifications and on-device debugging preferred

Experience with interface protocols such as SPY, I2C, and UART.

Experienced in product troubleshooting using lab equipment such as oscilloscope and electrical meters.

Ability to read electrical schematics.

Knowledge of multi-tasking embedded software capabilities and constraints.

Familiarity with the product development life cycle and extensive hands‑on experience with multiple methodologies.

Technical and analytical skills. Ability to evaluate technical alternatives and provide technical recommendations to management.

Ability to analyze, troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software problems using lab equipment.

Knowledge of project management techniques and practices, including time/cost estimating, scheduling.

Proficiency in building development work plans for self and team.

Ability to prioritize and lead multiple tasks.

Ability to develop timely, creative, working embedded software‑oriented solutions to specific end‑user problems while remaining within the context of overall product specification.

Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to clearly and professionally communicate with business users, team members and management. Ability to produce clear documentation and reports that can be understood by both technical and non‑technical audience.

Excellent customer service skills.

Ability to maintain confidentiality with regard to information stored in operational databases.

Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.

BI Incorporated

Responsibilities

Summary

Using a knowledge of current embedded software techniques and capabilities, develops and modifies embedded software programs to provide technical support to applications programmers and lower level developers.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

Designs, develops and documents technical aspects of embedded software systems and related hardware interface components for Company products with minimum supervision.

Maintains current knowledge of new embedded software technology and advanced knowledge of electronic monitoring industry and user trends for Company products.

Debugs and fixes hardware and software issues in embedded systems.

Interfaces with low level microcontroller components.

Performs effective analysis of functional issues or performance profiling with the firmware and hardware in test environments.

Maintain existing products and make updates to firmware to accommodate field issues or part obsolescence.

Analyze data in order to troubleshoot firmware issues that occur in the field.

Prepares and provides product training for Company support personnel as needed.

Develops functional specifications for Company designed products.

Assists department members with technical advice.

Provides technical support to applications programmers and lower-level software developers.

Participates in the project planning process and suggests ways to compete projects on time.

Performs other duties as assigned.

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Worksite address

boulder, CO, 80301, US

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