Sr. Firmware Engineer

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

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Sr. Firmware Engineer to support rack power distribution products. You will design and implement high-quality firmware for real-time embedded platforms, collaborating with design, test, and quality teams throughout the product life cycle.

The role emphasizes C/C++ development, RTOS integration (e.g., FreeRTOS), debugging, and maintaining robust documentation while balancing constraints of low-power, high-volume manufacturing environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• 10+ years of relevant firmware experience.
• Experience with analog-to-digital sensors.
• Experience with microcontrollers and peripheral development.
• Proficient in C and C++ with RTOS experience.
• Experience with debugging and troubleshooting firmware.
• Experience with FreeRTOS or similar RTOS.
• Experience with concurrency and real-time constraints.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality C/C++ code for real-time embedded systems.
• Design software architecture focused on quality and maintainability.
• Develop firmware for rack power distribution products.
• Diagnose and fix defects in existing products.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to meet deadlines.
• Maintain organized documentation and records.
• Participate in product development lifecycle activities.

Skills

C/C++

RTOS

Microcontrollers

Firmware debugging

Embedded architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

Git tooling

MPLAB

Eclipse IDE

RS232/RS485/I2C/SPI

Job description

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.

Skills and Requirements

Must Haves:

• 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

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.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].