Engineer 3 Firmware

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Firmware Engineer 3
This role is responsible for applying skilled knowledge to the design and development of embedded applications on hardware platforms. The focus in this role includes creation of technical specifications, application firmware design and development, and support for manufacturing and regulatory approval. Knowledge of basic software development practices and principles is required. An Engineer 3, Firmware must support their peers in day-to-day development activities and be able to troubleshoot platform defects of average complexity. This role will be responsible for both individual and team based software development activities.
Job Reqsponsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement application level firmware solutions to meet business needs
• Work with stakeholders to understand functional requirements of systems to accurately develop designs, implementations and test cases
• Design and develop application firmware using best practices that adhere to product specifications using an Agile development process
• Create and maintain technical specifications as related to product development
• Work with senior engineers to implement scalable designs and modular functional blocks that meet product requirements
• Use design analysis techniques such as FMEA or rate monotonic analysis to validate software designs prior to implementation. Ability to accurately document an intended design is critical
• Create unit test cases that accurately test interface functionality and responses to varied inputs both in and out of scope
• Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve firmware defects as found during bench, lab, and production QA testing
• Apply software quality tools such as Lint, Understand, and other static and dynamic analysis tools to verify software releases meet quality and coding standards
• Support regulatory engineering for FCC and other outside agency approval of end products
• Support manufacturing on site during as needed for engineering and production builds
• Manage own work to deliver according to project schedules; be accountable for delivery
• Actively contribute to the adoption of software architecture, and best practices.
• Comply with health and safety guidelines and rules; managers should also ensure compliance across their teams
• Protect Chamberlain Group's reputation by keeping information confidential
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies
• Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results and participating on projects as needed

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, related technical field or equivalent practical experience
• An advanced degree in directly applicable area of study may substitute for up to two (2) years of experience
• 3+ years of job-related experience as defined in the Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Experience developing for embedded Linux with a strong track record of launched products
• Familiar with NXP i.MX family System on Chip (SoC)
• Experience of customizing vendor supplied BSPs for target platforms
• Hands-on experience with board bring-up and hardware troubleshooting
• Project estimation and team leader in an Agile environment

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong analytical skills; Effective communication skills
• Strong in problem solving skills, object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms and other computer science fundamentals
• Expert in utilizing Yocto/BuildRoot Project build environment
• Expert knowledge of Embedded C
• Basic understanding of C++
• Good working knowledge of the Linux kernel and Bootloader (U-boot)
• Ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams to create electro-mechanical products

Preferred Job Requirements:

• Experience with USB and other device drivers, LCD display integration, vision/camera systems
• Experience with embedded microcontrollers (e.g. Arm M4) and common bus protocols (e.g. UART, I2C)
• Experience in a CI/CD environment
• Agile/Scrum experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of oriented programming experience; TCP, UPD, HTTP, WebSockets, MQTT, or other connected protocols
• Knowledge of IoT

Chamberlain Group wants all of its employees to succeed and encourages people of all backgrounds to apply. We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and you'll be considered for this role regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, ancestry; marital, disabled or veteran status. We're committed to fostering an environment where people of all lived experiences feel welcome.
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