Sr. Firmware Engineer

Singular Genomics • San Diego, CA

19h

About The Position

ABOUT SINGULAR GENOMICS Singular Genomics is inventing at the forefront of genomics, one of the world’s fastest-growing industries. The commercially available G4® Sequencing Platform is a powerful, highly versatile benchtop genomic sequencer designed to produce fast and accurate results. In addition, the company is currently developing the G4X™ Spatial Sequencer, an upgrade to the G4, which will leverage Singular’s proprietary sequencing technology, applying it as an in situ readout for transcriptomics, proteomics and fluorescent H&E in tissue, with spatial context. Singular Genomics’ mission is to empower researchers and clinicians to advance science and medicine. We foster a culture of creativity and technical excellence, both catalysts for innovation. We celebrate diversity, emphasize collaboration and, as we rapidly mature, we are constantly looking at ways we can do better for our people. Our Headquarters are located on the Torrey Pines Mesa, in La Jolla, California at the center of the biotech hub. Our Manufacturing facility is in Sorrento Valley. POSITION SUMMARY: As a Senior Firmware Engineer, you will work with your peers in science and engineering to architect, design, and develop embedded controls for sophisticated scientific instrumentation. Primary responsibilities for this position are to generate firmware requirements/specifications and to design/develop/test embedded code for new, custom, and existing biotechnology products. As part of a small and dynamic team, the candidate will be capable of multi-disciplinary contribution, i.e., participate in the definition and design of optical/electrical/mechanical subsystems. This position is ideally suited to a candidate who is self-motivated and excited by a startup environment where opportunity to rise to frequent and diverse challenges is commonly encountered.

Requirements

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or comparable accredited technical degree and a minimum of 5 years of real-time embedded systems experience.
• Proven expertise in firmware development (C/C++) for RTOS applications.
• Developing, implementing, and debugging standard embedded interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, etc.), memory (FLASH, EEPROM, etc.), and communications between devices (RS-232/485, Ethernet, CAN, etc.).
• Ability to capture, negotiate, decompose and derive formal firmware/system requirements.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics.
• Ability to diagnose and debug common and uncommon system level issues.
• Ability to write code/firmware for microcontroller targets.
• Familiarity with control systems (PID, closed loop control).
• Familiarity using software test/development tools (JTAG, MCUXpresso, etc.).
• Experience with common lab equipment (power supplies, DMMs, oscilloscopes, logic/protocol analyzers).
• This position requires soft skills to be part of a cross functional team, with excellent written & oral communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and dynamic team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to write code targeting ARM based real time systems.
• Experience with FPGA development.
• Experience with firmware development for biomedical instrumentation.
• Expertise with analog and digital hardware, motion and temperature control, fluidics, and optics.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded firmware to control motion, fluidics, temperature, and imaging hardware.
• Work closely with other members of the R&D team with expertise in biochemistry, optics/physics, micro-fluidics, signal processing and engineering.
• Translate high level design requirements and specifications into detailed requirements, specifications, prototypes, and final products.
• Working with other engineers and scientists; design, test, evaluate and conduct iterative improvement on prototype systems leading toward released products.
• Develop test plans, product and technical documentation.
• Directly support the R&D process; instrumentation and chemistry development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees