Senior Firmware Engineer

As a Senior Firmware Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and evolution of embedded firmware for photonic measurement and analysis systems. Working closely with R&D teams and product stakeholders, you will drive the translation of customer and product requirements into robust system-level designs and high-quality firmware implementations that deliver innovative, reliable, and scalable solutions. In this role, you will own critical firmware features and subsystems, influence architectural decisions across hardware-software boundaries, and actively mentor other engineers while continuously raising the bar for firmware quality, compliance, performance, and long-term maintainability across the product platform., * Lead the design and implementation of complex firmware features and subsystems, owning delivery from technical concept through production and lifecycle support.

• Partner with cross-functional teams (hardware, software, systems, and product) to translate requirements into robust system-level designs and well-justified technical solutions.
• Set a high bar for firmware quality by driving best practices in design, testing, documentation, and maintainability, and by proactively reducing technical debt.
• Own resolution of critical and complex system issues, providing technical leadership in debugging, performance optimization, and overall system stability.
• Continuously deepen expertise in embedded technologies and apply it to improve architecture, performance, and long-term sustainability of firmware platforms.
• Lead by example in code reviews and technical discussions, mentoring engineers and actively maintaining high engineering standards across the team.

Do you have experience in Test automation?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.

• 6+ years of experience in embedded and firmware development within a professional R&D environment.
• Strong expertise in C/C++ for embedded systems, including advanced debugging and performance analysis.
• Solid experience with embedded Linux and firmware running on complex hardware platforms.
• Experience with real-time systems and close interaction with hardware components and drivers.
• Strong understanding of firmware design principles, system architecture, and maintainable embedded software design.
• Experience with modern development practices, including version control and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to lead and own complex firmware components, working independently while aligning with system architecture and product strategy.
• Understanding of physical and measurement principles, with the ability to apply this knowledge in a firmware and system engineering context.
• Excellent communication skills in a cross-functional, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Strong command of English in written and spoken communication.

Preferred:

• Initial exposure to optical and/or photonic systems and related technologies.
• Working knowledge of the Python programming language for scripting, automation, or development tasks.
• Basic FPGA / VHDL development knowledge.
• Experience with automated testing for embedded systems.
• Knowledge of communication interfaces such as I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and related protocols.
• Experience with bare-metal software development on embedded platforms.

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