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Embedded Systems & Firmware Development Engineer

Perfict Global, Inc.
  • Charlestow, MA
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2 days ago

Job Description

Job Title: Embedded Systems & Firmware Development Engineer
Location: Charlestown, MA
Contract Duration: 12 Months,
Work Arrangement: Onsite 4 Days per Week


Primary Responsibilities
  • Develop, enhance, and maintain firmware for microcontroller-based products involving sensors, electronic controls, and peripheral devices.
  • Contribute to embedded system design, including communication between multiple circuit boards and implementation of diagnostic functionality.
  • Assist with prototype development, hardware initialization, board-level testing, and integration of new electronic designs.
  • Analyze and resolve complex firmware defects, hardware communication failures, and system integration challenges.
  • Create internal engineering tools and utilities to streamline product testing, manufacturing operations, and troubleshooting activities.
  • Improve firmware quality through automated testing, continuous integration workflows, and hardware-in-the-loop test environments.
  • Perform code reviews, investigate software defects, and verify firmware readiness before production releases.
  • Provide technical support throughout manufacturing, product deployment, and ongoing field maintenance.
Required Technical Background
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a comparable engineering field.
  • 4+ years of professional experience developing embedded software or firmware for commercial or production systems.
  • Proficiency in C and C++ programming for resource-constrained embedded environments.
  • Hands-on experience with ARM Cortex-M processor architectures and microcontroller peripherals.
  • Working knowledge of bare-metal programming and real-time operating systems (RTOS).
  • Experience taking embedded products from prototype development and hardware initialization to production deployment.
  • Ability to perform low-level hardware and firmware analysis using oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and similar diagnostic equipment.
  • Familiarity with serial and network communication interfaces, including UART, SPI, I2C, USB, and Ethernet.
  • Experience using Git-based version control, automated build systems, unit testing, and firmware verification tools.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
Additional Preferred Experience
  • Embedded Linux development or Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
  • Integration of wireless communication technologies, including Wi-Fi and LTE.
  • Hardware-in-the-loop testing and automated firmware validation.

Numbers & Facts

LocationCharlestow, MA

Skills

  • ARM (Advanced RISC Machine)unmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Androidunmatched
  • Bug Tracking Softwareunmatched
  • C Programming Languageunmatched
  • C++ Programming Languageunmatched
  • Code Reviewsunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Communication System Designunmatched
  • Communication Systemsunmatched
  • Computer Engineeringunmatched
  • Computer Firmwareunmatched
  • Computer Networksunmatched
  • Computer Scienceunmatched
  • Continuous Integrationunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
  • Electronic Designunmatched
  • Embedded Linuxunmatched
  • Embedded Softwareunmatched
  • Embedded Systemsunmatched
  • Ethernetunmatched
  • Gitunmatched
  • Groundskeepingunmatched
  • I2Cunmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Integration Testingunmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Logic Analyzerunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
  • Microcontrollerunmatched
  • Microprocessor Architectureunmatched
  • Open Sourceunmatched
  • Oscilloscopeunmatched
  • Peripheral Hardwareunmatched
  • Printed Circuit Board (PCB)unmatched
  • Product Testingunmatched
  • Production Systemsunmatched
  • Prototypingunmatched
  • Quality Managementunmatched
  • Realtime Operating Systemunmatched
  • Realtime Programmingunmatched
  • Software Developmentunmatched
  • Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM)unmatched
  • System Integration (SI)unmatched
  • System Testunmatched
  • Technical Supportunmatched
  • Test Automationunmatched
  • Testingunmatched
  • USBunmatched
  • Unit Testunmatched
  • Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter (UART)unmatched
  • Wireless Communicationsunmatched

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