Firmware Engineer

Sunrise Systems; Pembroke (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunrise Systems designs and develops embedded firmware for current and new product lines. The role focuses on designing, developing, and implementing embedded software, with documentation such as firmware descriptions, flow charts, and block diagrams as required.

Responsibilities include design optimization with internal/external teams, creating rigorous test protocols, supporting other departments' software requests, and reviewing returned products to implement preventive or corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 2–5 years of relevant experience.
• At least 2 years of embedded firmware development experience.
• Experience with PIC, ARM, and Cortex architectures.
• Familiar with digital communications protocols (Ethernet, USB, Bluetooth, 802.11x, 802.15.4) and CAD/debugging tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and external resources to optimize designs.
• Plan and execute test protocols to verify product requirements.
• Support software requests from other departments.
• Assist in product returns review and implement preventive or corrective actions.
• Apply logic, analysis, and experience to make timely engineering decisions.

Skills

Embedded systems

PIC/ARM/Cortex

English communication

Software testing

Forth programming

Digital communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Debugging tools

Visual Basic

Job description

Develop and improve new and current product lines. Manage the diagnosis and improvement of products when needed.

About the Role

Design, develop, and implement embedded firmware or embedded software. Generate firmware description, flow chart and block diagram as required.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal and external resources on design optimization
• Plan and create effective test protocols to verify and validate engineering designs to product requirements
• Support general software request from other departments
• Support of returned product review including implementation of preventive or corrective actions
• Uses a combination of logic, experience, analysis, and methodologies to make solid, timely decisions and solve problems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor7s Degree in electrical or Computer Engineering with 2 to 5 years of relative experience.
• Minimum 2 years7 experience with embedded firmware development.
• Working experience with using CAD software to edit schematics and debugging tools.
• Working knowledge in mix signal peripheral.
• Familiarity and some practical experience with the manufacturing process (i.e. boot loader, in circuit parameter tester).
• Strong oral communications skills (English)
• Experience with PIC, ARM, CORTEX.

Required Skills

• Experience writing in Forth programming language is highly desired.
• Electrical engineering or computer engineering related BS or MS degree.
• Working experience in small embedded systems
• Working experience in digital communications protocols such as Ethernet, 802.11x, 802.15.4, USB, Bluetooth, etc.
• Working experience in software development in Visual Basic