Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer: Power Electronics & RTOS

UST; Penang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UST is seeking a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to design, develop, test, and maintain firmware for advanced power electronics and power conversion systems. The role emphasizes embedded C, RTOS, device drivers, and secure boot features.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in ARM Cortex-M or RISC-V microcontrollers, hardware integration, and end-to-end firmware lifecycle management, including OTA updates and security considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
• Strong proficiency in Embedded C programming and bare-metal development.
• Solid understanding of RTOS concepts and ARM Cortex‑M and/or RISC‑V architectures.
• Experience with GPIO, PWM, ADC, I2C, SPI, UART, and device driver development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize embedded firmware for real-time power electronic applications.
• Develop startup code, ISR, linker scripts, and low-level hardware interfaces.
• Implement and maintain RTOS-based applications with task scheduling and synchronization.
• Develop and enhance device drivers and middleware components.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to integrate firmware with embedded platforms.
• Perform firmware verification and validation using test tools and analyzers.

Skills

Embedded C

Bare-metal development

RTOS concepts

Debugging

ARM Cortex-M / RISC-V

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering or related

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

PLECS

CI/CD

Embedded IDEs

Job description

UST is seeking a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to design, develop, test, and maintain firmware for advanced power electronics and power conversion systems. The role emphasizes embedded C, RTOS, device drivers, and secure boot features.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in ARM Cortex-M or RISC-V microcontrollers, hardware integration, and end-to-end firmware lifecycle management, including OTA updates and security considerations.