Firmware Technician

Tree Top Staffing LLC; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Tree Top Staffing LLC is seeking an Engineering Lab technician with hands-on firmware update experience on microcontroller-based products. You will work closely with hardware teams to maintain and improve embedded systems.

The ideal candidate demonstrates soldering skills, builds data-collection cables, and can debug MCU circuitry under aggressive timelines while applying Python automation where helpful.

Qualifications

• Experience updating firmware on microcontroller-based products.
• Soldering experience is required.
• Experience building data collection cables.
• Ability to debug MCU circuitry.
• Experience with Python is desirable.
• Familiarity with wireless networking protocols would be desirable.
• Working knowledge of embedded hardware (digital/analog/RF) preferred.
• Strong focus to deliver under tight timelines.

Skills

Firmware updating

Microcontrollers

Soldering

Data collection cables

Debugging

Python

Networking protocols

Embedded hardware

Timelines

Tools

I2C

SPI

UART

SDIO

Job description

We are seeking a skilled Engineering Lab technician who has hands on experience with updating device Firmware on Products that use Microcontrollers.

Responsibilities:

• Knowledge of bus protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART and SDIO is highly desirable
• Soldering experience is required
• Experience with Building cables for various purposes (data collection primarily) is highly desirable
• Knowledge to debug experience debugging microcontroller based circuitry is highly desirable
• Experience with Python is desirable, to help with efficient programming / flashing
• Knowledge of and/or experience with networking protocols used in data communication systems, especially those unique to wireless communications, would be desirable.
• A working knowledge of embedded hardware (digital, analog, RF) is preferred
• Highly focused with the ability to deliver solid work on tight and extremely aggressive timelines