Senior Firmware Design Engineer

SJE Career•New Hope, MN

22d•$108,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are Proud to be SJE! At SJE , we are more than a company – we are a family of brands with a shared vision and mission to provide industry-leading, innovative, and reliable control and monitoring solutions that improve efficiencies, protect the environment, and deliver dependable solutions to our valued customers. We are looking for a Senior Firmware Engineer to support our SJE Rhombus brand. This role will work out of our New Hope, MN location. Our SJE Rhombus brand is a leading provider of custom circuit board design, firmware and software development, sourcing and inventory solutions, as well as printed circuit board (PCB) assembly. Check us out at SJEpcb.com or SJEinc.com! The job: As our Senior Firmware Engineer , your primary role will be to design firmware for custom embedded controls that span a variety of industries, from industrial controls to smart energy products and other emerging technologies. You will develop control algorithms, bootloaders and production QA test firmware, as well as test the hardware/firmware designs to ensure it meets the functional specifications. You will be working closely with the OEM embedded team and external customers to understand product requirements and researching the best technologies to meet their needs.

Requirements

Writing embedded firmware in C/C++ (for Cortex-M4 microcontrollers primarily)
Familiarity with Real-Time Operating Systems (FreeRTOS or similar)
Developing custom control algorithms
Implementing I2C, UART, and SPI interfaces
Reading schematics and debugging embedded controllers on circuit boards
Working with customers (internal or external) to define product requirements
Assisting in selecting components to meet customer requirements
A 4-year degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent degree and 7-10 years of experience are required.

Nice To Haves

Embedded Linux and Python programming experience
CAN, USB, or Industrial Fieldbus protocols
Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or other wireless protocols
UI/UX design experience
Experience mentoring junior engineers
Hardware design for embedded controller applications
Experience reviewing schematics and PCB layouts

Responsibilities

design firmware for custom embedded controls that span a variety of industries, from industrial controls to smart energy products and other emerging technologies
develop control algorithms, bootloaders and production QA test firmware
test the hardware/firmware designs to ensure it meets the functional specifications
work closely with the OEM embedded team and external customers to understand product requirements
researching the best technologies to meet their needs