Embedded Firmware Engineer - Robotics

TYSON JAY MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TYSON JAY MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. is seeking a skilled embedded firmware engineer in Singapore to design, develop and test real-time C/C++ software for controllers, sensors and power-management systems.

The role includes embedded Linux components, board bring-up, hardware integration with SPI/I2C/CAN/UART, RTOS like Zephyr or FreeRTOS, and secure firmware-update infrastructure. You will diagnose issues with scopes, JTAG/SWD and contribute to automated tests.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on firmware or embedded software engineering with real hardware.
• Strong C/C++ for real-time or resource-constrained systems; Python a plus for tooling.
• Embedded Linux experience: drivers, device trees, cross-compilation, BSP/Yocto/Buildroot.
• Hardware-integration basics with SPI/I2C/CAN/UART; reading schematics.
• Experience with robotics or motor-control firmware; RTOS like Zephyr/FreeRTOS and ROS 2 is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and test real-time firmware in C/C++ for controllers and sensors.
• Develop and test embedded Linux components including drivers and device trees.
• Support board bring-up from power-on through validation and integration.
• Develop interfaces between embedded controllers and higher-level compute systems.
• Build bootload, flashing and firmware-update processes across hardware.
• Integrate sensors (IMUs, encoders, cameras) with proper timing and data handling.
• Implement safety, monitoring, fault handling, watchdogs and graceful failure.
• Diagnose HW/SW issues using scopes, JTAG/SWD, analyzers and automate tests.

Skills

Firmware engineering

C/C++

Python

Embedded Linux

RTOS (Zephyr/FreeRTOS)

ROS 2

SPI/I2C/CAN/UART

JTAG/SWD

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and test real-time firmware in C/C++ for controllers, sensors and power-management systems.
• Develop and maintain embedded Linux components including kernel configuration, device drivers, device trees and board support packages.
• Support new board bring-up from initial power-on through subsystem validation and integration.
• Develop communication interfaces between embedded controllers and higher-level compute systems, including bus scheduling and time synchronisation.
• Build and maintain bootloader, flashing and firmware-update processes across embedded hardware.
• Integrate sensors and interfaces such as IMUs, encoders, force-torque sensors and camera systems with reliable timing and data handling.
• Implement safety, monitoring and fault-handling mechanisms including watchdogs, limits and graceful failure behaviour.
• Diagnose hardware-software issues using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, JTAG/SWD and bus analysers while developing automated firmware testing.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of hands-on firmware or embedded software engineering experience working with production or real-world hardware.
• Strong C/C++ skills in real-time or resource-constrained systems, with Python experience for tooling, testing or automation advantageous.
• Hands-on embedded Linux experience covering areas such as device drivers, device trees, cross-compilation, BSP development, Yocto or Buildroot.
• Strong hardware-integration fundamentals including interfaces such as SPI, I2C, CAN and UART, with confidence reading schematics and debugging embedded systems.
• Experience with robotics, motor-control firmware, RTOS platforms such as Zephyr or FreeRTOS, ROS 2, hardware-in-the-loop testing, secure boot or firmware-update infrastructure would be advantageous.

Tyson Jay Management Pte Ltd | EA Licence No. 24C2479

Ivan Lim | EA Personnel Reg No. R1109856