Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer for TIJ Systems & SDKs

Brady Corporation; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Brady Corporation in Lexington, KY seeks a Firmware Engineer to lead embedded firmware development for thermal inkjet systems and external development kits. You will design core firmware, interfaces, and APIs while collaborating with EE, mechanical, and FPGA teams to optimize performance.

The role requires strong C/C++/Python skills, real-time control expertise, and experience with debugging tools and DevOps. FPGA learning and TIJ printhead familiarity are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years in embedded systems design, including developing customer-facing SDKs, APIs, or hardware development kits (HDKs).
• Proficient in C, C++, C#, and Python; experience with Azure DevOps or similar software management tools.
• Proficiency utilizing oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and standard communication protocols.
• Strong understanding of real-time control loops, thermal dynamics, and high-speed memory management.
• Experience or desire to learn FPGA programming using Verilog or VHDL; Printhead control systems (TIJ).

Responsibilities

• Firmware & Software Development: Design, implement, debug, and optimize firmware for embedded microcontrollers managing thermal inkjet cartridge operations
• Customer Development Kits: Architect end-to-end solutions for external dev kits, including developing robust, user-friendly desktop applications and APIs that interface with the embedded hardware
• System Integration: Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and FPGA engineers to optimize printing system performance
• Revision Control: Manage software development lifecycle, automated testing pipelines, and version control
• Technical Leadership: Define firmware architecture, conduct code reviews, draft technical docs for external customers, establish best practices for the team

Skills

Embedded systems

C/C++

Python

C#

Real-time control

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

Azure DevOps

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

Brady Corporation in Lexington, KY seeks a Firmware Engineer to lead embedded firmware development for thermal inkjet systems and external development kits. You will design core firmware, interfaces, and APIs while collaborating with EE, mechanical, and FPGA teams to optimize performance.

The role requires strong C/C++/Python skills, real-time control expertise, and experience with debugging tools and DevOps. FPGA learning and TIJ printhead familiarity are a plus.