Firmware Engineer III
Universal Electronics Inc.4 days ago
Base Salary
$135k - $155k/yr
Responsibilities
- Conduct R&D on new connected-home devices and products.
- Architect, design, develop, test, debug, and validate embedded firmware for microcontrollers.
- Create software design specifications from requirements and develop production-quality code.
- Implement device drivers, power-management features, and firmware optimized for runtime performance, memory requirements, and code reuse.
- Develop and execute firmware test specifications and support unit testing, validation, and debugging.
- Collaborate with developers, stakeholders, hardware teams, production, partners, and other departments to resolve product issues and transfer products and processes.
- Track software issues, participate in architecture and defect discussions, and determine resolutions with the team.
- Support cost-reduction, production-yield, efficiency, and quality-improvement projects.
- Mentor junior team members through code reviews, design-document reviews, and technical presentations.
- Manage multiple projects across different development phases.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 7+ years of embedded real-time firmware development experience, including requirements analysis, design, testing, and documentation.
- At least 3 years of experience in system design and architecture.
- Extensive experience across all phases of embedded firmware development in platform-independent environments.
- Strong knowledge or hands-on experience with Bluetooth Classic, Bluetooth Low Energy, Zigbee, RF4CE, Wi-Fi, and Z-Wave.
- Experience with SPI, I2C, UART, I2S, and other communication protocols and embedded control peripherals.
- Hands-on experience with 16- to 32-bit MCU cores, including ARM Cortex, and associated peripherals.
- Experience with bare-metal development and an RTOS; FreeRTOS experience is a plus.
- Experience designing device drivers for external memories and sensors.
- Experience with firmware development tools, version control, requirements, design, coding, unit testing, and firmware test specifications.
- Experience using debuggers, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and oscilloscopes, including JTAG or serial debugging.
- Scripting experience with Perl, Python, or similar languages for test automation is a plus.
- Experience with power management and solving problems involving both firmware and hardware.
- Consumer electronics experience involving IR/RF remote controls, HVAC controls, thermostats, or sensors is a plus.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, collaboration, multitasking, and deadline-management abilities.
Benefits
- 40-hour on-site work week.
- Some travel may be required.
- Equal employment opportunity and commitment to a diverse workforce.
About Universal Electronics Inc.
Universal Electronics Inc. designs and manufactures wireless control solutions for home entertainment and smart home devices, including universal remotes, sensors, and its QuickSet cloud platform for automated device setup. It primarily sells hardware, software, and device control databases to OEMs and service providers in video, telecommunications, security, and HVAC markets, with customers such as Comcast and Samsung. Founded in 1986, the NASDAQ-listed company (UEIC) is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.