Firmware Developer

Polara Enterprises, LLC.; New Brunswick; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus Program

Robust Health and Dental plan

Health Spending Account

Health & Wellness subsidy

3 weeks’ vacation to start

4 weeks at 5 years

Professional development and training

Secure bike cage

Shower facilities

Community support and regular social activities

Robust recycling program

Job summary

Polara Enterprises, LLC. located in Canada, New Brunswick, is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to maintain and enhance software for product lines. This role offers the opportunity to design, develop, and debug embedded systems, working closely with a cross-functional engineering team.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and over 5 years of experience. This position includes benefits such as a robust health plan and an annual bonus program.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in embedded software development.
• Strong understanding of embedded software development best practices.
• Mastery of C language programming in an embedded environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance embedded software for existing product lines.
• Design, develop, code, test, and debug embedded software.
• Support the Tech Support team with intimate product knowledge.

Skills

Embedded software development best practices

ARM architectures familiarity

Security basics knowledge

Experience with SPI, I2C, UART, USB, Bluetooth LE, Wi-Fi

Networking concepts and protocols

Troubleshooting hardware with oscilloscopes

C language programming in embedded environment

OOP design principles familiarity

Real-time development experience

Peripheral hardware programming experience

Experience with version control systems (git)

Familiarity with Linux

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical, Electronic, or Computer Engineering

Tools

In-circuit emulators

Linux

Job description

Job Duties

• Maintain and enhance embedded software for existing product lines.
• Participate in the embedded software system design cycle from requirements through launch and beyond.
• Design, develop, code, test, and debug embedded software.
• Integrate, verify, and validate new product designs and design changes.
• Perform design and code reviews.
• Interface with a cross‑functional engineering team.
• Support the Tech Support team with intimate product knowledge.
• Contribute to a fun and innovative work environment.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical, Electronic, or Computer Engineering

Experience

• 5+ years of experience

Technical Experience & Skills

• Strong understanding of embedded software development best practices.
• Familiarity with various ARM architectures (e.g. Cortex M4, M7, etc.).
• Familiarity with security basics (e.g. AES, TRNG, security certificates, etc.).
• Experience with common interfaces, such as SPI, I2C, I2S, UART, USB, Bluetooth LE, Wi‑Fi, and Ethernet.
• Familiarity with networking concepts and protocols (UDP, TCP, HTTP, REST, CoAP).
• Ability to read schematics to troubleshoot, debug and bring up new hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers and in‑circuit emulators.
• Mastery of C language programming as it pertains to an embedded environment.
• Familiarity with OOP design principles, especially abstraction and encapsulation.
• Real time development experience with and without an RTOS.
• Experience programing peripheral hardware at the register level and developing peripheral driver code.
• Experience with version control systems like git.
• Familiarity with Linux.

Soft Skills

• Strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational and follow‑up skills.
• Solid problem‑solving skills. Highly technical, quickly grasping how things work.
• Presents technical concepts, ideas, and information in terms that both engineers and non‑engineers can understand.
• Motivated by continuous learning and development.
• Functions well in a small company/startup environment. (High visibility, accountability, and development velocity)
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and collaboratively with a cross functional team.
• Disciplined engineering approach.
• Differentiates value added activities from waste.
• Demonstrates systems thinking.

Benefits

• Annual Bonus Program
• Robust Health and Dental plan and Employee Assistance Program for you and your dependents.
• Health Spending Account
• Health & Wellness subsidy
• 3 weeks’ vacation to start, 4 weeks at 5‑years.
• Professional development and training
• Secure bike cage
• Shower facilities.
• Community support and regular social activities!
• Robust recycling program (bring in municipal limited items from home)