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# Firmware Engineer

- **Company:** Luna Innovations
- **Location:** Chino, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Build Automation, Automation of Tests, C++ (Programming Language), Communications Protocols, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Software Design Documents, Embedded C, Linux on Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Hardware Interface Design, Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), Real-Time Operating Systems, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Data Processing, PIC Microcontroller, Fpga Hardware, Git, Bare Metal
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/18792934/Firmware-Engineer-California-Chino

## About the Role

Required Qualifications: Firmware Engineer II

 * Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
 * 3+ years of professional embedded firmware development experience, ideally for instruments, test equipment, or other hardware products.
 * Proficiency in embedded C/C++ programming.
 * Experience with Git and version control.
 * Experience with microcontroller or ARM-based systems, including bare-metal firmware or real-time operating systems (RTOS).
 * Experience developing firmware for hardware interfaces, data acquisition, and real-time control, including timing-sensitive operations and hardware-firmware integration.
 * Ability to read electrical schematics and hardware datasheets.
 * Hands-on experience with PCB bring-up, hardware troubleshooting, and firmware debugging using laboratory test equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG debuggers.
 * Strong communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Additional Required Qualifications: Senior Firmware Engineer

 * 5+ years of professional embedded firmware development experience.
 * Experience designing firmware architecture for embedded systems, including real-time control, hardware interfaces, or data acquisition.
 * Hands-on experience with FPGA development using Verilog/VHDL, including design, simulation, debugging, and hardware integration, or equivalent FPGA development experience on processor-FPGA SoC platforms.
 * Working knowledge of processor-FPGA SoC integration, including hardware-software interfaces and system-level integration.
 * Ability to lead technical design decisions and mentor other engineers., * Experience with embedded Linux development and maintenance, including BSP, Device Tree, and hardware integration.
 * Experience with high-speed communication interfaces.
 * Experience with digital signal processing or numerical computation.
 * Experience with firmware build automation, continuous integration, or automated testing.
 * Experience with instrument communication protocols.
 * Experience developing firmware for scientific instruments, industrial automation, or other electronic hardware products.

## Description

* Firmware Architecture & Design: Design, develop, and maintain firmware for embedded systems, including bare-metal and real-time platforms.
 * Embedded Hardware Integration: Interpret electrical schematics and IC datasheets to understand hardware functionality, develop firmware interfaces, and support embedded system integration.
 * Real-Time Control & Data Streaming: Develop real-time firmware for precise timing, closed-loop control, high-speed data acquisition, data processing, and streaming between embedded hardware and host systems.
 * Board Bring-Up & Debug: Bring up new boards in the lab with the hardware team and troubleshoot firmware and hardware issues.
 * Hardware-Software Interface: Integrate communication protocols and command interfaces between embedded instruments and host applications, working closely with hardware and software teams.
 * Documentation & Testing: Create and maintain firmware requirements, design documents, test plans, and release procedures.