Firmware Development Team Lead

3 Step Recruitment Inc.; Abbotsford; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for career growth

Collaborative engineering environment

Work on innovative industrial products

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Canada is seeking a Firmware Developer to join a multidisciplinary engineering team focusing on high-performance industrial tools. Responsibilities include designing and deploying firmware solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring junior developers. Candidates should have a degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, experience in C/C++ within embedded systems, and strong communication skills. This full-time role offers competitive salary and opportunities for leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience debugging embedded systems and implementing firmware unit tests.
• Experience in product development of manufacturing.
• Familiarity with Git/SVN and SDLC best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Translate requirements into scalable firmware architecture.
• Debug, test, and validate system performance.
• Contribute to full product lifecycle (design → release → support).
• Create and maintain technical documentation.
• Support continuous improvement of development processes.
• Mentor junior developers and lead technical initiatives.

Skills

C/C++ in embedded systems

Microcontrollers & SoC architecture

Communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, TCP/IP)

Debugging embedded systems

Experience with source code management tools (SVN or Git)

Real-time systems and concurrency

Education

Degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering, or similar

Job description

Firmware Developer

Location: Abbotsford, BC

Opportunities are available at junior, intermediate, and senior levels, with leadership paths for more experienced candidates.

Salary: $75,000 to $110,000 - depending on level of experience

Full-Time | Permanent

About The Role

We’re looking for a Firmware Engineer / Developer to join a multidisciplinary engineering team building high-performance industrial tools used worldwide.

You’ll play a key role in designing, developing, and deploying firmware for next-generation products, contributing at both the system and embedded software levels.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams
• Translate requirements into scalable firmware architecture
• Debug, test, and validate system performance
• Contribute to full product lifecycle (design → release → support)
• Create and maintain technical documentation
• Support continuous improvement of development processes
• (Senior) Mentor junior developers and lead technical initiatives

What You Bring

• Degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering, or similar
• Experience with C/C++ in embedded systems
• Strong understanding of:
  • Microcontrollers & SoC architecture
  • Communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, TCP/IP)
  • Real-time systems and concurrency
• Experience debugging embedded systems and implementing firmware unit tests
• Experience with source code management tools, such as SVN or Git

Additional Requirements (preferred)

• RTOS (e.g. FreeRTOS) or embedded Linux (Yocto)
• Bluetooth / Wi‑Fi integration
• Bootloaders (e.g. U‑Boot)
• DSP, motor control, or FPGA (VHDL/Verilog)
• Familiarity with Git/SVN and SDLC best practices
• Experience reading schematics and using lab tools (oscilloscopes, analyzers)
• Experience in product development of manufacturing

Who You Are

• Strong communicator (technical & non-technical audiences)
• Organized, self-driven, and accountable
• Collaborative team player
• Passionate about building high-quality products
• Comfortable working on multiple projects and priorities

Why You’ll Love This Job

• Work on innovative, real-world industrial products
• Be part of a collaborative, engineering-driven environment
• Grow your career with opportunities for leadership
• Contribute to products used across global industries

Disclosure

This posting represents an active and genuine vacancy with one of 3 Step Recruitment's clients and is not for speculative or pipeline recruitment.
3 Step Recruitment and/or our Clients may use, from time to time, AI‑assisted tools to support the screening and evaluation of applications; however, these tools are not intended to replace human judgement or decision‑making in the hiring process.