Firmware Engineer (BIOS)
Description
Position Details:
Term: 6-12 Month Contract-to-hire
Location: Hybrid - 3 days onsite in Spring, TX
Hours: Day shift - Mon-Friday 8-5pm CT
We provide a competitive benefit package including health, PTO, 401K and much more
Location: Hybrid - 3 days onsite in Spring, TX
Hours: Day shift - Mon-Friday 8-5pm CT
We provide a competitive benefit package including health, PTO, 401K and much more
This role is responsible for leading the design, development, and optimization of embedded software and firmware for hardware products. The role ensures the identification and resolution of software and firmware issues, ensuring timely and effective solutions. The role creates and updates technical documentation, including design specifications, code comments, and user guides. The role stays up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends in embedded systems and firmware development.
What you'll do as the Firmware Engineer
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Allocates resources to complete programming projects, and designing detailed plans to ensure firmware is functioning properly.
- Oversees the preparation and creation of instructional technical manuscripts for firmware operation.
- Leads multiple project teams of other software firmware engineers and internal and outsourced development partners responsible for all stages of design and development for complex products and platforms.
- Manages and expands relationships with internal and outsourced development partners on firmware design and development.
- Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with systems design and development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality and mitigate failure risk.
- Provides domain-specific expertise and overall firmware leadership and perspective to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities.
- Collaborates with hardware engineers to ensure proper integration and communication between hardware and firmware components.
- Specifies and documents communication protocols, system states, and feature requirements in partnership with other firmware and software teams.
- Drives innovation and integration of new technologies into projects and activities in the firmware design organization.
- Mentor less-experienced software firmware engineers and help guide them to successful deliverables.
What you'll bring to the table:
- Expertise in C programming.
- Experience with developing firmware applications on Arm processors
- Familiarity with Python, batch files, command shells, and other relevant scripting languages.
- Experienced in working with source control systems like Github.
- Familiarity with bare metal systems, board bring-up, and bootloader architecture
- Experienced in debugging embedded firmware applications using JTAG, SWD debuggers.
- Proficiency in low level communication protocols like UART, I2C, and SPI
- Familiarity with using logic analyzers, I2C analyzers, oscilloscope, and other relevant tools
- Understanding of RTOS concepts, ability to develop complex multi-threaded application firmware components.
- Understand basic analog and digital electronic concepts, be able to understand HW schematics
- Be able to understand technical specifications, data sheets, and develop firmware solutions based on requirements
Zones offers a comprehensive Benefits package
While we’re committed to providing top-tier solutions, we’re just as committed to supporting our own team. Our employees enjoy a variety of comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, a 401(k) plan with matching provision, paid time off, and much more. And as a Minority Business Enterprise, a Corporate Plus member of the Northwest Minority Supplier Development Council, and an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, our community is just as diverse.
At Zones, work is more than a job –with exciting careers with a global team who are client centric, have a passion for tech, who embrace change and lifelong learning in a collaborative culture. If you’re interested in working on the cutting edge of IT innovation, sales, engineering, operations, administration, and more, Zones is the place for you!
While we’re committed to providing top-tier solutions, we’re just as committed to supporting our own team. Our employees enjoy a variety of comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, a 401(k) plan with matching provision, paid time off, and much more. And as a Minority Business Enterprise, a Corporate Plus member of the Northwest Minority Supplier Development Council, and an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, our community is just as diverse.
At Zones, work is more than a job –with exciting careers with a global team who are client centric, have a passion for tech, who embrace change and lifelong learning in a collaborative culture. If you’re interested in working on the cutting edge of IT innovation, sales, engineering, operations, administration, and more, Zones is the place for you!
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.