Embedded Firmware Engineer – Power Electronics

UST Malaysia; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

UST Malaysia is looking for an experienced Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to design and maintain firmware solutions for advanced power electronics. The ideal candidate should have strong skills in embedded C programming, microcontroller architectures, and RTOS.

Key responsibilities include firmware development, hardware integration, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field and possess a solid understanding of embedded security features.

Qualifications

• 5-6 years of experience in embedded firmware development.
• Proficient in real-time operating systems (RTOS).
• Familiarity with embedded cybersecurity concepts and security features.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize embedded firmware for power electronic applications.
• Work with hardware teams for firmware integration.
• Implement embedded security features and ensure compliance.

Skills

Embedded C programming

RTOS concepts

Microcontroller architectures

Device driver development

Power converter topologies

Simulation tools

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

CI/CD workflows

Embedded IDEs

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer (4-6 years) 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

Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science

Technical Skills

• Embedded Systems
  • Strong proficiency in Embedded C programming.
  • Experience with bare-metal firmware development.
  • Solid understanding of RTOS concepts and implementation.
  • Knowledge of ARM Cortex-M and/or RISC-V architectures.
• Microcontrollers & Peripherals
  • Unit testing and integration testing experience.
  • Experience with system troubleshooting and performance optimization.
• Development Tools
  • CI/CD workflows and automated build systems.
  • Embedded IDEs and development environments.
• Security
  • Embedded cybersecurity concepts.
  • Secure firmware lifecycle management.
  • OTA update mechanisms and secure boot implementation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of DC-DC power converter topologies.
• Knowledge of digital power control techniques.
• Familiarity with power conversion system architectures.

Modeling & Simulation

• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS.
• Development and validation of control algorithms for power converters.

Validation & HIL

• Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing, real-time simulation environments, Control system verification and validation.