Sr. Hardware / Firmware Engineer: Team Lead

FuelCloud; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company paid health and dental insurance after 60 days

10 paid holidays per year and Unlimited PTO

401(k) + match after 90 days

Fuel card with wholesale pricing after 90 days

State of the art office with snacks and drinks provided

Job summary

A cutting-edge technology firm in Hillsboro is seeking a Sr. Hardware / Firmware Developer to lead the development of embedded systems. You will design and prototype high-performance hardware solutions, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of experience with strong C/C++ programming skills and a background in technical leadership. This role offers great benefits and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in embedded systems design.
• 1-2 years in a technical leadership role.
• Deep understanding of communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C).

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and testing of embedded firmware and hardware solutions.
• Collaborate on system architecture decisions for hardware and software integration.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

Skills

C/C++ programming for embedded systems

Scripting (Python, Bash)

PIC32MZ microcontroller architecture

Buildroot Linux

RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr)

Networking stacks (TCP/IP, UDP, MQTT)

Debugging tools (oscilloscopes, multimeters)

Version control (Git)

Tools

Embedded firmware development tools

Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins)

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Hardware / Firmware Developer to lead the development of embedded systems across hardware and firmware stacks. This role will be instrumental in designing, prototyping, and bringing to market high-performance, reliable hardware solutions. You will work closely with electrical engineers, software developers, and product teams, while mentoring a team of developers and driving best practices in embedded design and development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and testing of embedded firmware and hardware solutions.
• Collaborate on system architecture decisions, ensuring seamless integration between hardware and software.
• Write, review, and maintain embedded firmware for microcontrollers, sensors, wireless modules, etc.
• Review and provide feedback on PCB design and schematics.
• Design and implement low-level drivers and real-time applications.
• Interface with hardware peripherals (WiFi, Bluetooth, Ethernet).
• Drive development and optimization for bootloaders and/or bare-metal systems.
• Develop and maintain firmware development pipelines, debugging, and testing tools.
• Work closely with QA to define validation and test strategies for hardware and firmware.
• Ensure products comply with regulatory standards (e.g., FCC, CE, ISO, UL).

Qualifications

Must Have:

• 5+ years of experience in embedded systems design, with at least 1–2 years in a technical leadership role.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++ for embedded systems.
• Scripting experience (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Deep understanding of PIC32MZ microcontroller architecture (e.g., MPLabX/Harmony Framework).
• Experience with onboard processors using Buildroot Linux.
• Yocto build layers, recipes, and machine configurations.
• Experience with hardware interfaces, peripherals, and communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN).
• Knowledge of RTOS (e.g., FreeRTOS, Zephyr) and real-time application design.
• Experience with networking stacks and protocols, including IoT (TCP/IP, UDP, MQTT, CoAP, DHCP, HTTP/REST).
• Familiarity with digital and analog circuit design, schematics, and board bring-up.
• Experience with debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and Wireshark.
• Knowledge of firmware deployment, U-Boot, and OTA update concepts.
• Experience with wireless technologies (Bluetooth/BLE, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, LoRa).
• Version control (e.g., Bitbucket, Git), issue tracking, and CI tools (Jenkins).

Note: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

About FuelCloud

FuelCloud is building the future of fueling with products that help our customers monitor and control access to their fuel and energy. As a small team disrupting the status quo of an old-school industry, we’re moving fast (and occasionally breaking stuff) to bring cutting-edge technology to the fuel equipment industry.

We believe the most valuable thing we offer our customers is the quality of our team, and we’re committed to protecting our values of teamwork, collaboration, and creativity. From a dozen fuel sites in 2015 to working with a dozen Fortune 500 companies last year, we’re growing rapidly and have big plans for the future - help us shape that future.

Benefits We Offer

• Company paid health and dental insurance after 60 days
• 10 paid holidays per year and Unlimited PTO
• 401(k) + match after 90 days
• Fuel card with wholesale pricing after 90 days
• State of the art office with snacks and drinks provided

Apply Now

If you’re a hands-on leader passionate about hardware and firmware development and excited about building robust hardware and firmware solutions, we’d love to meet you.