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Thrive Recruitment Agency lists this Firmware Engineer (Mid/Sr/Principal) opportunity in kennewick, Washington. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
About the job Firmware Engineer (Mid/Sr/Principal)
The Firmware Engineer is responsible for developing and supporting embedded firmware for our leading‑edge class I/II medical devices. Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail are necessary to develop C/C++ applications on embedded microcontrollers across all of our product lines (EEG, EMG, and Sleep). Primary responsibilities include overall direction and leadership of specific firmware projects, requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, development, debug, and documentation. Develop production test procedures for calibration and verification of new production instruments. Monitor progress on tasks against plan, and report status to management on project issues. This position is responsible for maintaining existing firmware applications, developing new features for the existing applications, designing new applications, and coordinating projects with management.
This position is located at company headquarters in Kennewick, WA .
Key Functions / Responsibilities:
Works with hardware and software engineers to design and develop firmware for embedded microcontrollers
Reads programming manuals, datasheets, and schematics to develop firmware
Uses test tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers to debug firmware and hardware
Defines, documents, and reviews firmware requirements
Provides support to software and hardware teams on firmware use and functionality
Develops and executes firmware verification test plans
Responsible for tailoring the firmware development effort, producing schedule estimates, tracking project execution, communicating status, and conducting reviews with management and the team to ensure the design, requirements and documents are up-to-date and applications are executed to Regnostics standards
Contributes to the hardware design as it relates to the needed firmware
Provides adequate documentation of firmware modules and projects to adhere to guidelines specified in corporate hardware document control policies, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations
Participates in technical presentations and maintain current understanding of industry trends and technical developments that affect target markets
Participates in the entire design process from inception to manufacturing, including developing production test procedures
Improves existing products and processes
May provide technical mentoring to peers and other firmware engineers
Perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned
Education / Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field required
5+ years experience in embedded firmware development
Required Skills / Job Knowledge / Abilities:
Proficient in C/C++ for embedded systems
Ability to develop bare‑metal applications for microcontrollers (e.g. STM32, MSP430, Atmel)
Knowledge and experience in writing low level drivers such as I2C, SPI, USART, GPIO, ADC, DAC, and hardware timers
Knowledge in the area of Digital/Analog Circuit Design
Contribute to circuitboard designs in new and existing products
Project lead experience in defining, developing, executing, and documenting firmware test plans and procedures, and the ability to provide technical guidance to other hardware engineers
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including formal presentation skills before both small and large groups to clearly communicate highly technical information
Ability to travel as needed
Capacity to keep abreast of state‑of‑the‑art product offerings and new technology trends and familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the medical field
Ability to work successfully as part of a team and can positively adapt to changing requirements, deadlines, and priorities
Experience in the development of medical devices desired
Ability to develop C# test applications to demonstrate hardware functionality desired
Experience with low‑level USB and Ethernet stack development and troubleshooting desired
Comfortable with assembly desired
Requires the following physical activities: reaching, bending, stooping, squatting, crawling, kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying up to 20 pounds, finger dexterity, repetitive motions, standing, walking, sitting, hearing, visual acuity, color vision, and talking
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Worksite address
kennewick, WA, 99536, US
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