Firmware Engineer

Ik Multimedia; Modena; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

IK Multimedia in Modena, Italy, is seeking a Firmware Engineer to develop and optimize embedded firmware for microcontroller-based products. You will collaborate with hardware and software teams to implement drivers, BSPs, and test routines, while enabling robust USB and Bluetooth LE features.

The role requires hands-on debugging using oscilloscopes and analyzers, strong C skills, and familiarity with UART/SPI/I2C/I2S buses. Prior experience with ARM MCUs and RTOS is a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of embedded firmware experience.
• Fluent in C with strong coding skills.
• Strong device-level programming for microcontroller-based systems.
• Experience with device drivers and BSP development.
• Familiar with UART, SPI, I2C, I2S etc.
• Writing tests for embedded systems using scripts.
• Hands-on hardware debugging with oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
• Experience with Bluetooth/BLE app development.

Skills

Embedded firmware

C programming

MCU programming

Device drivers

UART/SPI/I2C/I2S

USB testing

Bluetooth LE

Hardware debugging

Oscilloscopes

Tools

Git/SVN

Job description

Firmware Engineer

Key skills / experience:

• The ideal candidate will have 3+ years experience developing embedded firmware.
• Fluent in the C programming language with excellent programming skills.
• Strong understanding of device level programming for microcontroller-based embedded systems.
• Experienced in device driver and board support package development.
• Familiarity with various communication busses such as UART, SPI, I2C, I2S, etc..
• Writing programs and scripts as necessary to test embedded systems.
• Hands‑on experience using hardware debug instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and protocol analyzers, debug probes.
• Debug embedded system scenarios, including interaction between firmware and a host computer via USB.
• Experience with Bluetooth or Bluetooth Low Energy application development.

Experience in some of the following areas would be beneficial but not essential:

• Experience with ARM Cortex-M MCUs.
• Knowledge of real-time operating system design and development.
• Experience with USB protocols and device classes.
• Knowledge of bootloader architectures.
• Familiar with source control system (Git, SVN, etc.)