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# FIRMWARE ENGINEER

- **Company:** After School Matters, Inc.
- **Location:** Bothell, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $131,000.0 - $185,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Unit Testing, Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth), UClibc (C Standard Library), C++ (Programming Language), Communications Protocols, Software Debugging, Linux, Embedded Software, Firmware, FreeRTOS, Linux Distribution, Software Architecture, Real-Time Operating Systems, LoRaWaN, Product Software Implementation Methods, Software Requirements Analysis, Verification and Validation (Software), Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, USB, VxWorks, Wi-Fi Technology, Serial Peripheral Interface, Yocto, Wireless Technologies, Programming Languages
- **Published:** August 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://andrewscooper.applytojob.com/apply/FhdVGJjbTD/Senior-Firmware-Engineer?source=GS

## About the Role

* B.S. in Computer Science from an accredited university or equivalent experience in a related field. MSCS is a plus.
 * 7+ years of professional hands-on experience in Firmware Engineering.
 * Experience developing embedded applications in C or C++.
 * Experience with embedded communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART and USB.
 * Experience debugging and troubleshooting embedded systems using tools such as debuggers, oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
 * Experience with software testing techniques such as unit testing.
 * Up to 20% of travel may be required between locations.
 * Ability to travel for work-related purposes as needed; access to reliable transportation is required due to the nature of our business and multiple client sites.
 * Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
 * Background checks are required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

 * Adept at software requirement management, and creation of software architecture documentation.
 * Adept at verification and validation, including planning, executing test protocols, and collecting resulting data to incorporate into summary reports.
 * Comfortable working within a quality management system on safety critical software implementations.
 * Experience implementing embedded applications which use RTOS such as Zepher, VxWorks, or FreeRTOS.
 * Experience with iOT software implementations including TCP/IP stack implementations and wireless technologies such as WIFI and LoRaWAN.
 * Experience with Bluetooth Low Energy.
 * Experience with multiple programming languages is a plus.
 * Broad Linux/Unix experience, including creating custom linux distributions using BuildRoot or Yocto a plus.

## Description

* Develop firmware for consumer, commercial, and medical devices.
 * Taking customer requirements and distilling into software requirements, architecture and design.
 * Unit and functional testing.


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