Intermediate Embedded Firmware Engineer

Forge Performance Group; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment and talent management firm in Calgary is seeking an Intermediate Embedded Firmware Engineer to lead embedded software development for a renewable energy inverter. The role involves designing firmware for real-time control, collaborating with hardware teams, and ensuring the delivery of production-grade firmware. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, strong embedded C experience, and knowledge of communication protocols. Experience with embedded systems and control theory will be advantageous. Competitive salary and remote work offered.

Qualifications

• Strong firmware experience working with embedded C & microcontrollers for 3+ years.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, datasheets, and functional diagrams.
• Proficiency with Git workflows (branching, reviews, releases).

Responsibilities

• Own firmware technical roadmap, architecture decisions, and delivery.
• Lead planning, estimation, prioritization, and execution of firmware workstreams.
• Develop and maintain firmware on Microchip PIC16 & PIC32 MCU’s.

Skills

Embedded C programming

Debugging complex issues

Control theory

Working with communication protocols (SPI, UART, I2C)

Proficient with Git workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronic/Software Engineering or equivalent

Tools

MPLAB X

Git

JIRA

Job description

Forge Performance Group is a Recruitment & Talent Management solutions team located in Calgary, AB. We are dedicated to connecting our clients with highly skilled professionals well-matched to their unique hiring needs, culture, and goals. This opportunity is posted on behalf of one of our clients.

Intermediate Embedded Firmware Engineer

Overview

We’relooking for afull-time remotefirmware leaderto own embedded software for a renewable energy inverter. You willbe responsible forowning the design of firmware for real-time control, communication,telemetryand test automation.This role works closely with hardware and test engineersto define requirements, build robust test procedures,and shipproduction-grade firmware.

Key Responsibilities

• Own firmware technical roadmap, architecture decisions, and delivery for a multi-controller embedded system.
• Lead planning, estimation, prioritization, and execution of firmware workstreams across new features, validation, and field issues.
• Define firmware requirements and test procedures to validate new features.
• Develop and maintain firmware on Microchip PIC16 & PIC32 MCU’s using MPLAB X, MCC and X32 toolchain.
• Deliver safe and deterministic behavior for closed loop control systems.
• Build and maintain firmware validation tooling and automation.
• Drive coding standards and best practices across code reviews, documentation, testing, and long-term maintainability

Required Skills & Experience

• Abachelor's degree in Electrical& Electronic/Software Engineeringor equivalent.
• Strong firmware experience working with embedded C & microcontrollers for 3+ years.
• Experience with communication protocols SPI, UART, I2C & peripherals such as ADCs & PWMs.
• Proven ability to debug complex issues.
• Ability to define system behavior using state diagrams and translate them into deterministic embedded firmware.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, datasheets, and functional diagrams.
• Expertise in control theory, feedback/feedforward loops, and frequency response.
• Proficiency with Git workflows (branching, reviews, releases)

Nice To Haves

• Experience with TCP/UDP networking and Wi-Fi module integration in embedded systems.
• Jenkins or comparable CI/CD release pipelines.
• Experience using JIRA for backlog, requirements, and feature tracking.
• Experience with Python and scripting languages.
• Knowledge of higher-level programming languages and experience using AWS cloud services.
• Understanding of Grid Technologies and renewable energy system.
• Experience with Power Electronics, oscilloscopes, and digital multimeters.