Senior Embedded Engineer

Coreforce•Atlanta, GA

12d•$140,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Coreforce is an innovative technology company providing public safety organizations a comprehensive technology suite from dispatch to the courtroom. Coreforce delivers integrated technology designed to support public safety entities, regardless of organizational size. Our products - body cameras, in-car videos, mobile routers, and digital evidence systems- help public safety officers and first responders save lives, strengthen community trust, and enhance accountability. Join Coreforce and use your engineering skills to support innovative technology that strengthens communities.

Requirements

Significant professional experience developing embedded firmware for production hardware platforms.
Strong proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems, including memory management, concurrency, and real-time constraints.
Hands-on experience with bare-metal development and at least one RTOS or embedded Linux distribution (e.g., Yocto, Buildroot, or similar).
Demonstrated experience with board bring-up, including bootloader configuration, peripheral initialization, and hardware validation.
Experience developing and debugging device drivers for common embedded interfaces (e.g., GPIO, I²C, SPI, UART, USB, CAN, Ethernet).
Practical experience implementing and tuning interrupt handlers and low-level timing mechanisms (timers, watchdogs, clock configuration).
Proficiency with low-level debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG/SWD debuggers, and serial consoles.
Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and basic PCB layout to understand hardware behavior and constraints.
Solid understanding of embedded systems fundamentals including real-time concepts, state machines, and resource-constrained design.
Experience working in an agile/Scrum environment as part of a cross-functional engineering team.
Familiarity with Git-based workflows, code review practices, and modern CI/CD tooling for firmware builds.
Experience with wireless communication stacks (e.g., Wi-Fi, Bluetooth/BLE, LTE, proprietary RF) and associated firmware.

Nice To Haves

Background with secure boot, cryptographic libraries, and secure firmware update mechanisms (OTA or field upgrades).
Experience developing firmware for battery-powered or low-power devices, including power state management and energy profiling.
Familiarity with manufacturing test, factory programming, and calibration processes.
Exposure to scripting languages (e.g., Python) for test automation, tooling, or build orchestration.
Experience integrating embedded devices with cloud services or backend systems via standard protocols (e.g., MQTT, HTTP, gRPC).
Experience with Nordic Semiconductor BLE SDK and development workflows — including BLE profile implementation, OTA DFU, and debugging BLE communication issues across embedded and mobile boundaries.
Working knowledge of Android development tools (ADB, logcat, Android NDK) for debugging firmware/mobile communication issues and understanding the mobile side of BLE integrations.
Experience developing firmware for body-worn cameras, in-car video, evidence capture devices, or similarly rugged public-safety hardware.
Familiarity with security/privacy and evidentiary integrity requirements for evidence capture (encryption, tamper resistance, secure key storage, audit logs, chain-of-custody concepts).
Experience with embedded audio/video capture or camera subsystems (camera sensors, basic ISP concepts, video encoding such as H.264/H.265, audio capture) and optimizing for reliability, latency, and storage.
Experience building always-on, field-deployed devices with tight power/thermal constraints and high reliability requirements.
Exposure to GPS/GNSS, IMU, and event/trigger capture workflows (e.g., pre-event buffering, bookmarking) relevant to bodycam use cases.
Familiarity with device offload and evidence management workflows (docking/offload, high throughput transfer, intermittent connectivity).
Working knowledge of Java (Spring Boot or similar frameworks) for device-side services, companion applications, or firmware/cloud.

Responsibilities

Lead and contribute to board bring-up activities for new hardware platforms, including bootloader configuration, memory initialization, and peripheral verification.
Design, implement, and maintain firmware in C/C++ for bare-metal microcontrollers and embedded Linux systems.
Develop, integrate, and optimize device drivers for peripherals such as sensors, radios, storage, displays, and communication interfaces (e.g., I²C, SPI, UART, USB, Ethernet).
Implement and tune interrupt handlers, ISRs, and low-level scheduling mechanisms to achieve reliable, deterministic behavior.
Perform performance tuning and resource optimization (CPU, memory, power consumption) to meet system constraints and battery-life targets.
Use low-level debugging and measurement tools—such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG/SWD debuggers, and protocol analyzers—to diagnose and resolve hardware/firmware interaction issues.
Collaborate with hardware engineers to review schematics and PCB layouts, ensuring firmware compatibility and identifying potential design risks early.
Develop and maintain board support packages (BSPs), bootloaders, and OS configuration for embedded Linux and RTOS-based systems.
Implement robust error handling, logging, and diagnostic capabilities for field debugging and remote support.
Create and maintain unit and integration tests for firmware components, leveraging test harnesses, hardware-in-the-loop setups, and automated test frameworks where appropriate.
Participate fully in Scrum ceremonies including daily standups, sprint planning, refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
Work with product managers and cross-functional partners to break requirements into clear user stories and technical tasks.
Conduct peer reviews of firmware design and implementation to maintain quality, consistency, and security best practices.
Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering practices, build pipelines, and documentation related to firmware development.
Collaborate with software engineering teams on Java-based device management services and firmware/cloud integration points.