Lead Firmware Engineer

Avis Budget Group • Boston, MA

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Zipcar is looking for a firmware engineering lead to join our telematics team. This person will be working on the firmware that operates our in-vehicle telematics unit, including cellular network communications, Bluetooth and CAN bus communications to the car.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience developing low-level firmware including device drivers or board support packages.
• Proficient in C/C++ programming.
• Able to read hardware schematics and use test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, communications protocol analyzers) to help debug firmware problems.
• Prior experience with ARM Cortex-M processors or other microcontrollers.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Solid track record of working closely with device manufacturing to deliver on schedule and budget.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with vehicle OBD and CAN stack.
• Experience with getting FCC, PTCRB and UK/EU RF regulatory certification for connected devices.
• Experience with technologies such as RFID, Wireless 3G/4G, Bluetooth.
• Technical experience with automotive grade devices to ensure safety of our products.
• Some experience leading mechanical designs is preferable but not necessary.

Responsibilities

• Work with the team to set quarterly departmental goals and metrics for the team.
• Identify and evaluate potential partners for telematics solutions and opportunities that mitigate risk and align with the business.
• Able to be the technical point of contact for multiple onshore manufacturing partners.
• Ability to architect hardware, firmware and backend technologies to solve business problems.
• Experience with proposing, designing and developing end-to-end connected devices involving RF, Embedded and connected products.
• Provide full lifecycle software development, including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, production deployment, documentation.
• Able to creatively solve business problems using pre-existing technologies.
• Able to solve both short term and long-term business problems.
• Able to work with technicians on custom cables and manufacturing of cables and harnesses.
• Ability to manage test engineering for connected devices.
• Ability to get buy-in on solutions from various stakeholders within Zipcar.
• Able to translate business requirements into technical requirements and vice versa.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices for connected fleet management.
• Provide support for existing in-production devices.

Benefits

• Access to Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability insurance
• Eligible to elect other voluntary benefits including: Group Auto Insurance, Group Home Insurance, Pet Insurance, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, FSA, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, and additional life insurance coverages
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company matched contributions
• Full training to learn the business and enhance professional skills
• Employee discounts, including discounted prices on the purchase of Avis/Budget cars
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for services including counseling, financial and legal consultation, referrals for care service and more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree