Firmware Engineer
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Job Location:
Santa Clara County, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 150 - 160
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Firmware Engineer
Location: Santa Clara CA (primarily onsite)
Group: Analyzer Product Group (APG) Engineering
Position Overview
As a Firmware Engineer you will design develop and debug embedded firmware for complex hardware systems. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including hardware systems and software engineers to support board bring-up system integration and product development from concept through production.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop embedded firmware using C and C in RTOS environments
- Lead board bring-up activities and support new hardware development
- Develop low-level firmware including BSP drivers and hardware abstraction layers
- Architect system-level integration across hardware interfaces sensing components and communication protocols
- Configure devices using datasheets and technical documentation
- Perform testing and verification of firmware code
- Debug and resolve firmware and hardware/software integration issues using lab instruments (oscilloscopes logic analyzers etc.)
- Implement and validate digital communication protocols including I2C SPI PCIe and SERDES
- Support system architecture design related to hardware interfaces and connectivity
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams integrating software and electronics
Required Qualifications
- 3 years of embedded firmware development experience
- Strong proficiency in C and C for embedded systems
- Experience with RTOS-based development
- FPGA experience
- Hands-on experience with board bring-up and hardware debugging
- Experience with low-level programming (BSP device drivers)
- Strong understanding of digital communication protocols (I2C SPI PCIe SERDES)
- Ability to read and understand hardware schematics
- Experience using lab instruments such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
- Knowledge of Python for scripting or testing
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working on multidisciplinary products integrating hardware and software
- Experience in Analytical Instrumentation
The base salary range for this full-time position is $150K to $160K. Our total compensation packages include base salary bonus eligibility and equity. Your base salary range and title will be determined based on the location experience qualification skills knowledge level and pay of employees in similar positions.
We offer a comprehensive benefit package including:
- Medical Dental and Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) plans
- Life Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Employee Referral Program
- 401K
- Social events (summer picnic holiday party team lunches etc.)
- On-site Health & Wellness programs (fitness challenges outdoor bootcamp flu-shots etc.)
About Picarro:
We are the worlds leader in timely trusted and actionable data using enhanced optical spectroscopy. Our solutions are used in a wide variety of applications including natural gas leak detection ethylene oxide emissions monitoring semiconductor fabrication pharmaceutical petrochemical atmospheric science air quality greenhouse gas measurements food safety hydrology ecology and more. Our software and hardware are designed and manufactured in Santa Clara California and are used in over 90 countries worldwide based on over 65 patents related to cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) technology and are unparalleled in their precision ease of use and reliability.
At Picarro we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race sex color religion national origin protected veteran status gender identity social orientation or disability. Posted positions are not open to third-party recruiters/agencies and unsolicited resume submissions will be considered free referrals.
At Picarro we strive to ensure that all individuals regardless of their abilities have equal opportunities. If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying please contact Picarro Inc. assistance.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
About Company
Picarro is pioneering a unique intersection of hardware, software and cloud-based computing unlike anything being done today. Picarro is now the leading provider of stable isotope and gas concentration measurement instruments and geo-informatics to the science comunity and the Energy ... View more
