Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer

UST

Seberang Perai

On-site

MYR 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

UST is seeking an experienced Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to design, develop, and test firmware for power electronics and conversion systems. You will work with C, RTOS, and low-level hardware interfaces. The role emphasizes integration with hardware teams, writing device drivers, and implementing secure boot and OTA updates.

You will participate in validation, unit tests, and CI/CD workflows. Candidates should have a degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science and hands-on

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
Strong embedded C programming experience.
Proficiency in RTOS concepts and bare-metal development.
Experience with ARM Cortex-M and/or RISC-V architectures.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and optimize embedded firmware for real‑time power electronic applications.
Develop startup code, ISR, and low‑level hardware interfaces.
Implement RTOS‑based applications with task scheduling and synchronization.
Develop and enhance device drivers and middleware components.
Collaborate with hardware teams for firmware‑hardware integration and bring‑up.
Perform firmware verification, unit and integration testing, and CI/CD tasks.
Apply embedded security features including secure boot and OTA updates.

Skills

Embedded C

RTOS concepts

ARM Cortex-M

RISC-V

Device driver development

Firmware security

Power electronics knowledge

Git & CI/CD

Unit testing

Debugging tools

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Related technical discipline (CompSci)

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Embedded IDEs

Debugging tools

Logic analyzers

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to design, develop, test, and maintain firmware solutions for advanced power electronics and power conversion systems. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in embedded C programming, microcontroller architectures, real-time operating systems (RTOS), device driver development, and firmware security. Experience with power converter topologies, digital control systems, and simulation tools is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

Firmware Development

Design, develop, and optimize embedded firmware using C for real-time power electronic applications.
Develop startup code, linker scripts, interrupt service routines (ISR), and low-level hardware interfaces.
Implement and maintain RTOS-based applications including task scheduling, synchronization mechanisms, queues, semaphores, and timers.
Develop and enhance device drivers and middleware components.

Hardware Integration

Work closely with hardware teams to integrate firmware with embedded platforms.
Develop firmware interfaces for peripherals including:
GPIO
PWM
ADC
I2C
SPI
UART
Support board bring-up, debugging, and hardware validation activities.
Develop and execute unit and integration tests.
Perform firmware verification and validation activities throughout the development lifecycle.
Utilize automated test frameworks and test tools to improve product quality.
Diagnose and resolve firmware and system-level issues using:
Logic analyzers
Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.

Development Process & Collaboration

Manage source code using Git and contribute to CI/CD pipelines.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware, systems engineering, quality, and manufacturing.

Security & Product Lifecycle

Implement embedded security features including:
Secure boot
Cryptographic functions
Key management
OTA (Over-the-Air) firmware updates
Ensure firmware complies with reliability, security, and lifecycle requirements.

Required Qualifications

Education