Firmware Engineer

Were ALTEN Technology USA an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to lifefrom advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3000 experts across North America we partner with leading companies in aerospace medical devices robotics automotive commercial vehicles EVs rail and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group57000 engineers in 30 countrieswe deliver across the entire product development cycle from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA youll collaborate on some of the worlds toughest engineering challenges supported by mentorship career growth opportunities and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued supported and inspired to grow.

As a Firmware Engineer you will be responsible for;

Own assigned firmware features or components from requirements analysis through design implementation integration verification and defect resolution.

Independently learn existing code hardware interfaces development tools and system behavior; identify the right technical resources and ask focused questions when needed.

Develop maintainable embedded software in modern C using sound object-oriented design clear interfaces and appropriate error handling.

Collaborate with systems hardware FPGA software and architecture teams to clarify requirements evaluate tradeoffs and resolve cross-functional issues.

Use debuggers emulators analyzers logs and other diagnostic methods to isolate complex software and hardware interaction problems.

Create unit and integration tests contribute to automated testing and support continuous integration to improve software quality and regression coverage.

Participate in design and code reviews; provide constructive feedback and incorporate review input promptly.

Estimate plan and track work through user stories; communicate status risks dependencies and technical blockers early and clearly.

Follow applicable quality processes and produce clear technical documentation that supports design traceability testing and long-term maintenance.

Work effectively with globally distributed teams and contribute to consistent design and architectural improvements across MR platforms.

Qualifications;

Bachelors degree or equivalent practical experience in Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science or a related field.

5 years of professional experience developing embedded or firmware software.

Strong C programming skills including object-oriented design memory management concurrency fundamentals debugging and writing maintainable production code.

Hands-on experience developing software that interacts with hardware real-time systems device interfaces or resource-constrained embedded platforms.

Proven ability to learn unfamiliar technologies and codebases independently break down ambiguous problems and deliver results with minimal guidance.

Experience with embedded development and diagnostic tools such as debuggers emulators protocol or logic analyzers and system logs.

Experience with Linux-based development environments source control such as Git and build or container-based workflows.

Experience with continuous integration automated testing and disciplined software review practices.

Clear written and verbal communication skills including the ability to explain technical decisions raise risks and collaborate across functions.

Salary Range: $120k-$140k

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including but not limited to location the candidates combination of job-related knowledge qualifications skills education training and experience

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Note: Due to the nature of the work only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) need apply for this position. - OPTIONAL

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status age genetic information or pregnancy.

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