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# Firmware Engineer

- **Company:** Signature IT World Inc
- **Location:** Wheat Ridge, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, ARM Architecture, Booting (BIOS), UClibc (C Standard Library), C++ (Programming Language), CMake, Profiling, Communications Protocols, Linux on Embedded Systems, Perl (Programming Language), Firmware, FreeRTOS, Python (Programming Language), MISRA C (C Programming Language), NumPy, Parsing, Real-Time Operating Systems, Memory Leaks, Systems Integration, TCP/IP, Toolchain, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Scripting, Serial Peripheral Interface, PIC Microcontroller, Pandas, Pytest, Perf (Linux), Yocto, Zigbee, U-Boot, Docker
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/75878190-firmware-engineer

## About the Role

* Python
 * Perl
 * Embedded Linux (Yocto/Buildroot)
 * RTOS (FreeRTOS, ThreadX, Zephyr)
 * I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, USB, TCP/IP
 * Experienced Engineer specializing in developing, integrating, testing, and maintaining broadband, video, and IoT solutions on RDK-based devices such as set-top boxes, gateways, and routers

Good to have skills:

 * Wireless stacks (BLE, Wi?Fi, Thread, Zigbee)
 * Edge AI
 * DSP
 * ISO 26262, IEC 62304, MISRA C/C++

Detailed Job Description:

QUALIFICATION:BE/B.Tech, Strong proficiency in C++ (11/14/17) for embedded contexts (const correctness, RAII, templates, STL in constrained environments).

Strong scripting with Python (pytest/unittest, argparse, asyncio/threads, serial, numpy/pandas for analysis).

Working experience with Perl for legacy automation, parsing, tooling, infrastructure scripts.

Embedded Expertise:

Experience with microcontrollers (e.g., ARM Cortex-M/R/A) or Embedded Linux (Yocto/Buildroot, device tree, system).

Familiarity with RTOS (e.g., FreeRTOS, ThreadX, Zephyr) and interrupt-driven design.

Hands-on with communication protocols: I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, USB, TCP/IP.

Board bring-up, BSP customization, bootloaders (U-Boot), secure boot, OTA update mechanisms.

Experience with Yocto, Cmake toolchain files, and containerized toolchains (Docker).

Exposure to safety or quality standards (ISO 26262, IEC 62304, MISRA C/C++).

Experience with wireless stacks (BLE, Wi?Fi, Thread, Zigbee), edge AI, or DSP.

Knowledge of power management, low-power modes, and battery-operated devices.

Familiarity with Perl CPAN tooling and migration of legacy Perl scripts to Python when appropriate.

Performance profiling and memory analysis on embedded targets (perf, gprof, valgrind, ETM/ITM).

Minimum years of experience: 8-10 years

Education: Bachelor's or Master of Engineering

## Description

Experienced Engineer specializing in developing, integrating, testing, and maintaining broadband, video, and IoT solutions on RDK-based devices such as set-top boxes, gateways, and routers