Embedded Firmware/Software Engineer, USB-C Power Delivery for Fastwater Staffing and Recruiting

HIKINEX
  • Bellevue, WA
    2 days ago

    Job Description

    Role Description

    We're bringing up new hardware built around USB-C Power Delivery controllers and are looking for an embedded firmware engineer to help take these boards from bare PCB to working, production-quality firmware. You'll write and debug firmware on 32-bit ARM microcontrollers, configure companion ICs over I2C/SPI/UART, and work hands-on at the bench in collaboration with our hardware team.

    Job Responsibilities

    • - Bring up new PCBs: validate power/clocks, connect a debugger, enable peripherals, and get firmware running on new hardware
    • Develop and debug embedded C firmware on ARM Cortex-M-class MCUs
    • Configure and drive companion ICs over I2C or other peripheral buses
    • Implement and debug USB-C / USB-PD behavior (power negotiation, source/sink roles, fault handling, etc.)
    • Debug at the bench with oscilloscope, protocol/logic analyzer, multimeter, and SWD/JTAG
    • Work from datasheets, register tables, and schematics
    • Document configurations and design decisions
    • Collaborate with hardware engineers to isolate hardware vs. firmware issues

    Required Skills

    • - Strong embedded C on 32-bit MCUs (ARM Cortex-M or similar): interrupts, register-level peripheral work, development under flash/RAM constraints
    • Working understanding of USB-C/USB-PD (source/sink/DRP roles, power contract negotiation)
    • I2C/SPI/UART peripheral/companion-IC communication, configuration, and debug
    • Hands-on hardware bring-up experience: taking a board from power-on to running firmware, or debugging firmware against real hardware
    • Datasheet and schematic literacy: able to configure a part from its register tables and confirm pin/power connections
    • Comfortable with standard bench debug tools: oscilloscope, logic/protocol analyzer, SWD/JTAG debugger, UART logging
    • Git proficiency

    Preferred Skills

    • - Experience with a Cypress/Infineon MCU SDK/IDE and its middleware (e.g. ModusToolbox, STM32Cube, or similar), including creating/customizing a board support package
    • Firmware update/bootloader work (DFU or equivalent): building and flashing update images
    • Power-path or regulator firmware: VBUS control, fault detection/recovery (OVP/UVP/OCP), enable/soft-start sequencing
    • USB subsystem experience: hubs, DisplayPort Alt Mode, redrivers/retimers, or billboard devices

    Nice to have

    • - Prior work with Infineon EZ-PD / PMG1 (or Cypress CCGx) PD controllers and ModusToolbox
    • CI for embedded builds
    • USB-IF PD compliance/USB-C requirements familiarity

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationBellevue, WA

    Skills

    • ARM (Advanced RISC Machine)unmatched
    • Bootingunmatched
    • Boundary Scanunmatched
    • Busesunmatched
    • C Programming Languageunmatched
    • Communication ICunmatched
    • Computer Engineeringunmatched
    • Computer Firmwareunmatched
    • Contract Negotiationunmatched
    • Datasheetsunmatched
    • Debugging Skillsunmatched
    • Debugging Toolsunmatched
    • Embedded Softwareunmatched
    • Embedded Systemsunmatched
    • Flash Developmentunmatched
    • Gitunmatched
    • Hubsunmatched
    • I2Cunmatched
    • IDE (Integrated Development Environment)unmatched
    • Integrated Circuits (ICs)unmatched
    • Literacyunmatched
    • Logic Analyzerunmatched
    • Microcontrollerunmatched
    • Middlewareunmatched
    • Negotiation Skillsunmatched
    • Oscilloscopeunmatched
    • Peripheral Hardwareunmatched
    • Printed Circuit Board (PCB)unmatched
    • Protocol Analysisunmatched
    • Schematicsunmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • USBunmatched
    • Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter (UART)unmatched

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