Firmware Engineer

Armaments Research Company

17h

About The Position

About Armaments Research Company Armaments Research Company (ARC) is a technology company dedicated to bringing real-time situational awareness and battlefield logistics capabilities to the warfighter. You will be an integral part of the ARC team managing program execution in support of our innovative and powerful IoT devices to enhance national security. Our core offering is the ARC AI-Enabled Weapons Sensor (AEWS), which collects and transmits real-time tactical data to the cloud. This information enables battlefield/tactical awareness and aggregated insights into big data sets that do not exist today. ARC technologies were initially developed in partnership with DARPA and the National Science Foundation and leverage internet-of-things (IoT) technology and machine learning to derive actionable insights and transform operational responses. This novel technology will be deployed at scale to enhance safety, decision-making, and sustainment for the warfighter at the tactical edge. What You'll Do ARC is looking for an experienced firmware engineer to join our team to extend and enhance the capabilities of our Internet of Things (IoT) sensors with ML-edge processing. You will be building and developing ARC’s IoT sensor devices, leveraging an ARC designed microprocessor platform to characterize and enhance performance of numerous MEMS-based components. Because you will be joining a startup, there are many opportunities to expand beyond your core skills set if desired. You will be part of a high caliber team dedicated to both mission and advancing ground-breaking technology.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field
Experience with hardware or firmware development (C programming)
Experience with electronic magnetometers, accelerometers, gyroscopes, temperature/pressure sensors, and similar digital sensing technologies
Experience with SPI, I2C, and UART protocols
Experience developing microprocessor/micro-controller-based solutions
Experience with Agile methodologies and development cycles
Proficiency in using various development environments as well as meters, oscilloscopes, JTAG debugging, logic analyzers, packet sniffers, emulators, etc.
Familiarity with battery operated products or products with constrained power

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or higher in electrical, computer engineering or a related field
Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD)
Experience with digital signal processing (DSP) techniques
Experience developing Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), WiFi, or RF enabled IoT devices
Experience developing firmware applications for the Zephyr RTOS
Experience reading/developing schematic drawings using KiCAD/Altium or equivalent tools/software
Experience developing ultra-low power optimized firmware for custom designed PCB boards
Existing or ability to obtain a DoD security clearance

Responsibilities

Break down system and product requirements into a firmware design and implement it for the ARC product lines
Work with the product team to define and characterize performance metrics for sensor components
Iteratively improve user-experience concerns around accuracy, stability, and calibration of MEMS sensors
Support firmware development and optimization efforts for processing efficiency, code size, and power requirements
Provide input, feedback, and data-backed results to management and leadership on various firmware features, functions, and power utilization
Work with the ARC team to plan firmware work in Agile development cycles
Identify, develop, and execute automated and manual testing procedures with ARC QA functions including hands on support for debugging and resolving identified issues