Sr Staff FW Engr

About the position

The Sr. Staff Firmware Engineer position at Inovonics involves working closely with hardware engineers and developing firmware for wireless sensor protocols. The role requires a strong foundation in software design, debugging, and testing, with a focus on quality and reusability. The engineer will be responsible for creating and executing test plans, analyzing requirements, and developing device drivers for various microcontrollers and microprocessors.

Responsibilities

• Work with wireless sensor protocols.
• Develop firmware for microcontrollers and microprocessors.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to bring up boards and interpret data sheets and schematics.
• Develop device drivers.
• Utilize debugging tools such as oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers.
• Create and execute unit and integration test plans.
• Gather and analyze requirements and find root causes.
• Develop use cases and design documents.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a software-related field.
• Over 7 years of applicable work experience.
• Experience with embedded RTOS and bare metal development.
• Embedded firmware development experience in C.
• Experience with microcontrollers such as ARM, TI MSP-430, K60/Cortex M4, and 8051.
• Experience with source code control tools such as SVN/Subversion or Git.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Silicon Labs radio development.
• Knowledge of scripting languages, particularly Python.
• Experience in QA-level testing.
• Familiarity with defect tracking tools such as Trac, Bugzilla, or ClearQuest.
• Experience with test-driven development.