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Newington, CT - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Senior Firmware Engineers serve as the technical authority for firmware development while working to deliver best in class products. Senior Firmware Engineers work closely with Electrical Engineers System Engineers Quality Engineers Program Managers external partners and the customers to stay on the leading edge of technology and innovation while ensuring the team is delivering a product that our customer can trust his/her life with.

Roles & Responsibilities

Advanced Firmware Development & Architecture:
  • Designs and implements complex C/C firmware modules (e.g. RTOSbased systems sophisticated driver stacks) for microcontrollers or embedded processors.
  • Optimizes code for performance reliability and memory constraints in embedded systems.
  • Understands implementation of SPI I2C UART Synchronous/Asynchronous memory interfaces RTC PWM GPIO.
  • Familiarity with bootloaders and preapplication code . Familiarity with secure boot a plus.
  • Reads and interprets microcontroller datasheets and basic hardware schematics
  • Troubleshoot firmware issues (e.g. using debuggers/JTAG).
  • Works closely with hardware teams to identify and resolve integration issues (e.g. board bringup hardware bug fixes).
  • Provides guidance on component selection from a firmware perspective (e.g. processor capabilities memory requirements).
  • Coordinates with Hardware Software Program Management System Engineering and QA to set timelines and identify key testing milestones.
  • Influences firmware release processes and helps evaluate tools/technologies for continuous improvement.
Documentation & Communication:
  • Produces comprehensive design documents and collaborates on firmware architecture specs.
  • Promotes coding standards style guidelines and best practices for firmware development.
  • Contributes to the development of detailed interface control documents
  • Communicates technical topics effectively to nonhardware stakeholders including project managers and product owners.
  • Communicates the status of assigned work including current progress estimated time to completion risks and any required software equipment tools etc. necessary to accomplish assigned work.
  • Contributes to development and maintenance of statements of work budgets schedules and risk assessments.
  • Leadership & Mentorship:
  • Mentors junior and midlevel engineers.
  • Supports the development of team members by providing constructive technical feedback
  • Demonstrates the ability to receive and act on constructive feedback.
  • Fosters a collaborative environment helping to raise the technical skill of the team
  • Demonstrates interpersonal tact when working with others
  • Understands that it is critical to act as a united team during external meetings and demonstrates that understanding
  • Conducts thorough design reviews emphasizing best practices for robust design.
  • May lead small project teams coordinating tasks and deliverables to meet deadlines.
  • Performs other duties as directed.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education & Experience:
  • Bachelors degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering/Computer Science
  • 5 years of experience in a firmware engineering role or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required Skills/Abilities:
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Microsoft 365 Teams).
  • Proficiency in using code management and defect tracking tools (e.g. JIRA SVN GIT)
Preferred Skills/Abilities:
  • Understanding of USB Protocol.
  • Working knowledge of RTOS/Linux embedded designs.
  • Understanding of audio/video data stream processing.
  • Familiarity with ObjectOriented modular coding styles including data structures.
  • Experience with ARM processor designs and development.
Physical Requirements:
  • Regular onsite attendance is a necessary function of this position.
  • Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. occasionally for handling parts and prototypes.
  • Ability to work at a computer for extended periods.
  • Ability to perform physical tests and handle tools/equipment used for prototyping

**Compensation offered may vary depending upon jobrelated knowledge skills and experience.

Wilcox provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

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