Embedded Firmware Engineer – RC Systems, Onsite Champaign

Horizon Hobby; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on Products

HSA and FSA options

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Horizon Hobby in Champaign, IL, is seeking a mid-level Firmware Engineer to develop embedded firmware for RC systems. You will own firmware features, contribute to system-level design decisions, and collaborate with hardware and product teams on control link logic and telemetry handling.

The role focuses on compact, lightweight electronics powering Horizon Hobby products, with opportunities to improve firmware architecture and testing workflows. On-site, typical hours are Mon-Fri 8am-5pm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 2-5 years of experience developing embedded firmware in C or C++.
• Familiarity with microcontrollers, real-time systems, and low-level drivers (SPI, I2C, UART, PWM, ADC).
• Ability to read schematics and understand hardware interfaces.
• Experience debugging embedded systems using standard lab tools.
• Interest in RF-enabled consumer electronics or control systems.

Responsibilities

• Firmware development for RC electronics – design, implement, and maintain embedded firmware for transmitters, receivers, ESCs, sensors, and other RC components.
• Hardware integration – work with electrical engineers to bring up new boards and validate interfaces.
• RF system support – collaborate with RF engineers to optimize control-link performance and support testing workflows.
• CAD & documentation support – review schematics and PCB layouts to understand interfaces.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded firmware

RTOS

SPI/I2C/UART

RF concepts

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CE

Tools

Altium

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Job description

Horizon Hobby in Champaign, IL, is seeking a mid-level Firmware Engineer to develop embedded firmware for RC systems. You will own firmware features, contribute to system-level design decisions, and collaborate with hardware and product teams on control link logic and telemetry handling.

The role focuses on compact, lightweight electronics powering Horizon Hobby products, with opportunities to improve firmware architecture and testing workflows. On-site, typical hours are Mon-Fri 8am-5pm.