Firmware/PHY Engineer — HITL Satellite RF Lab

INSPYR Solutions

Redmond (WA)

On-site

USD 96,000 - 110,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

INSPYR Solutions seeks a Firmware/PHY Engineer in Redmond, WA for an 8+ month contract to advance a satellite broadband system. You will bring up hardware, develop bare-metal C firmware, and build HITL automation to drive lab testing with RF test equipment.

You will work on BLE, SNR/EsNo metrics, and regression testing in a lab environment. Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with RF hardware, early-stage silicon, and lab automation, plus knowledge of interrupts and timing in embedded

Qualifications

  • Knowledge of RF/Wireless fundamentals including link budgets and modulation schemes.
  • Hands-on embedded firmware development experience on bare-metal systems.
  • Experience building HITL test automation for hardware.
  • Familiar with lab equipment and RF test instrumentation.

Responsibilities

  • Perform post-silicon bring-up and debug of early-stage hardware and embedded systems.
  • Develop and modify low-level embedded firmware, primarily in bare-metal C, to support hardware testing.
  • Build HITL test automation using Python to drive real hardware and lab equipment.
  • Configure and troubleshoot lab setups using VSAs, VSGs, and Rohde & Schwarz instruments.
  • Characterize wireless link performance under varying conditions and bench variables.
  • Develop automated tests and regression suites for PHY performance (BLER, SNR/EsNo, MCS).
  • Create automated test reports with pass/fail results and data summaries.
  • Document test frameworks and procedures for broader engineering use.

Skills

RF/wireless basics
Embedded firmware
Bare-metal C
HITL test automation
Lab instrumentation

Tools

VSAs/VSGs
Rohde & Schwarz

Job description

INSPYR Solutions seeks a Firmware/PHY Engineer in Redmond, WA for an 8+ month contract to advance a satellite broadband system. You will bring up hardware, develop bare-metal C firmware, and build HITL automation to drive lab testing with RF test equipment.

You will work on BLE, SNR/EsNo metrics, and regression testing in a lab environment. Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with RF hardware, early-stage silicon, and lab automation, plus knowledge of interrupts and timing in embedded

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