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# Firmware Engineer

- **Company:** Itron, Inc.
- **Location:** Liberty Lake, WA, United States
- **Salary:** $60,000 - $115,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Unit Testing, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Communications Protocols, Software Debugging, Firmware, Integrated Development Environments, Python (Programming Language), Unix Shell, Windows PowerShell, Real-Time Operating Systems, Ruby, Scripting, Software Version Control
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/18647349/Firmware-Engineer-Washington-Liberty-Lake

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

 * C/C++
 * At least one scripting language such as Python, Ruby, PowerShell, Linux shell, C#
 * Embedded programming, RTOS, assembly
 * Computer architecture, RF, network protocol, layer models, communications between devices or tasks
 * Version control, The successful candidate's starting wage will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience.

## Description

401(k)
United States, Washington, Liberty Lake
Oct 15, 2026

Itron is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water. We create a more resourceful world to protect essential resources for today and tomorrow. Join us.

As part of an international and multicultural Firmware organization and based in our Liberty Lake, Washington or Waseca, Minnesota site, you participate actively in the launch of new projects and in the customization of existing technologies.

As a Firmware Engineer, you are engaged with the local team in all phases of the development lifecycle for a wide range of solutions, from residential and light commercial & industrial products to communication systems.
Duties & Responsibilities:

 * Operating in a rigorous development environment with regular, internal integration and external customer-facing system releases.
 * Assisting in design, documentation, development, debugging, validation and maintenance of code.
 * Implementing standards-compliant (ISO, IEEE, etc.) features within approved regulatory frameworks such as FCC and UL.
 * Developing firmware and associated unit tests in C/C++.
 * Identifying, analyzing, documenting and resolving defects, errors and inconsistencies in firmware using standard practices and procedures.
 * Supporting products after they've been deployed to the field across their 20+-year lifetime: from initial programming to routine upgrades to low-battery end-of-life support.
 * Hands-on debugging in the hardware lab.