Sr. Electronis Engineer, Firmware

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Job Description

The Senior Engineer - Firmware will contribute to the design development and continuous improvement of electronic systems for Scientific Instrument like Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) products and Mass Spectrometry with a focus on delivering high-quality solutions that address customer and business needs. Also provide technical expertise and engineering support for other analytical instrument platforms including Chromatography and Spectroscopy as business priorities require.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design develop test and maintain Firmware for scientific instrument platforms throughout new product development and sustaining engineering activities.
• Develop firmware for instrument control data acquisition motion control communication and hardware interfaces.
• Design firmware architecture for embedded control systems with emphasis on reliability maintainability and scalability.
• Collaborate closely with hardware engineers during board bring-up hardware integration and system debugging.
• Collaborate with Software engineers during system debugging
• Support embedded software development for Mass Spectrometry Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Chromatography Spectroscopy and other analytical instrument platforms.
• Participate in Firmware and hardware verification validation troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for complex system issues.
• Contribute to firmware development best practices code reviews technical documentation and continuous improvement activities.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership in firmware development.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or above in Computer Engineering Computer Science Electronic Engineering Automation or a related discipline.
• Typically 8 years of experience in firmware development esp. Scientific Instruments and or Medical Device.
• Solid experience with popular MCU (ARM Cortex-M/A) programming
• Strong programming skills in C with solid knowledge of Firmware architecture and engineering principles
• Familiarity with communication protocols such as SPI I²C UART CAN USB and Ethernet
• FPGA interaction high-speed data acquisition and instrument communication
• Experience using debugging tools such as JTAG oscilloscopes logic analyzers and software debuggers
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve complex system-level issues
• Effective communication skills within cross-functional engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable:

• Scientific or analytical instrumentation including Mass Spectrometry Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Chromatography or Spectroscopy.
• Motion control systems motor control or precision automation.
• Complete NPI projects development and successfully launch to market
• Experience with sustaining engineering and product enhancement.
• Python C#
• AI assisted programming
• Experience mentoring engineers or leading technical firmware projects