Senior Firmware Engineer

Insight Global; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Lincoln, NE is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to design and deliver real-time embedded software for rack power distribution systems. You will work with design, test, product and quality teams to bring sensor data collection and energy metering features to production.

The role requires strong C programming, RTOS (FreeRTOS) experience, and MCU development across 8/16/32-bit families. You’ll use debugging tools and collaborate to ensure quality, maintainability, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science.
• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with analog to digital conversion – sensors.
• Experience with microcontrollers and peripheral development.
• Experience with troubleshooting firmware – using the right tools to diagnose problems.
• Proficient in C and fluent in coding best practices for functional and structural software quality, including portability and reusability.
• Experience with real-time operating systems integration, e.g., FreeRTOS.
• Experience with managing concurrency and resource sharing in real time environments.
• Ability to balance the demands for processing, memory, I/O, timing and other resource limitations in small range microcontrollers

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, safety-critical C/C++ code executing on real-time embedded system platforms.
• Design the software architecture and firmware implementation with a strong focus on quality, testability, sustainability, and maintainability for high-volume manufacturing.
• Responsible for all aspects of firmware design and development for new innovative rack power distribution products and features using embedded microcontrollers designed to measure and collect sensor data, calculate energy metering parameters, and to provide precision control of low-voltage power distribution.
• Participates in sustaining activities for existing products including diagnosis and resolution of defects.
• Interact with engineering, marketing, management, and project leads to assure that product development priorities are completed to schedule and budget while ensuring quality and product performance requirements are met.
• Responsible for keeping excellent, organized project records and documentation.
• Product development activities include design and development, design reviews, documentation, product verification, coordination with quality assurance, and field validation.

Skills

C programming

RTOS integration

Concurrency management

Embedded systems design

Problem solving

10+ years experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science

Tools

Git

GitHub

GitLab

MPLAB

Eclipse IDE

RS232

RS485

I2C

SPI

ARM Cortex-M

Freescale Kinetis

TI MSP

Microchip PIC

Job description

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science.
• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Experience with analog to digital conversion – sensors
• Experience with microcontrollers and peripheral development
• Experience with troubleshooting own firmware – using the right tools to diagnose problems
• Proficient in C and fluent in coding best practices for functional and structural software quality, including portability and reusability.
• Experience with real-time operating systems integration, e.g., FreeRTOS.
• Experience with managing concurrency and resource sharing in real time environments.
• Ability to balance the demands for processing, memory, I/O, timing and other resource limitations in small range microcontrollers

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Plusses:

• Familiar with digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms and analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) techniques is a plus.
• Experience implementing BSP level boot loader and communication drivers, e.g., RS232, RS485, I2C, SPI.
• Experience with Git, GitHub, GitLab, MPLAB, and Eclipse IDE tools is a plus.
• Experience programming 8, 16, and 32-bit microcontrollers, e.g., Freescale Kinetis family, TI MSP, or other ARM Cortex-M architectures, and Microchip PIC family.
• Ability to utilize troubleshooting tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, bus analyzers, and logic analyzers.
• Strong written and contextual communication skills.
• Analytical and collaborative thinker with ability to problem solve complex and cross-functional technical issues.

Job Description

DAY TO DAY: The Sr. Firmware Engineer will support the Global Rack Power Distribution business and interact with and support Global design, test engineering, product and quality teams. The Sr. Firmware Engineer understands and follows the new product development process and participates in the ideation, design, testing and troubleshooting, release to manufacturing, and sustaining activities throughout the product life cycle. This role will focus on rack power distribution products.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, safety-critical C/C++ code executing on real-time embedded system platforms.
• Design the software architecture and firmware implementation with a strong focus on quality, testability, sustainability, and maintainability for high-volume manufacturing.
• Responsible for all aspects of firmware design and development for new innovative rack power distribution products and features using embedded microcontrollers designed to measure and collect sensor data, calculate energy metering parameters, and to provide precision control of low-voltage power distribution.
• Participates in sustaining activities for existing products including diagnosis and resolution of defects.
• Interact with engineering, marketing, management, and project leads to assure that product development priorities are completed to schedule and budget while ensuring quality and product performance requirements are met.
• Responsible for keeping excellent, organized project records and documentation.
• Product development activities include design and development, design reviews, documentation, product verification, coordination with quality assurance, and field validation.