Firmware Engineer

FlexStaff is seeking an Firmware Engineer to join our client's team, a leading manufacturer of optics technology for the defense, aerospace and commercial industries.

This is a full-time, direct hire position, located ONSITE in Suffolk County, NY.

Site is ITAR regulated

$85,000 - $150,000 commensurate with experience

The Firmware Engineer is responsible for the design, development, testing, and ongoing maintenance of firmware for active optics products. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers, to ensure seamless integration of firmware with the hardware. The Firmware Engineer will also be responsible for debugging and troubleshooting firmware-related issues, optimizing performance, and ensuring that firmware updates are efficiently implemented. Additionally, this position will require the creation and execution of comprehensive test plans to validate firmware functionality, as well as the documentation of all firmware processes to maintain consistency and ensure product reliability.

Responsibilities:

• Actively contributes to the full cycle product development activities, including investigation, design, coding, and testing.
• Conduct system-level testing and validation, analyzing performance metrics and addressing any issues or deficiencies through refinement and optimization.
• Drive innovation in products through research, experimentation, and evaluation and use of emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Document all work thorough peer reviews, block diagrams, specifications, well commented codes and requirements.
• Develop and maintain C++/C# applications in Microsoft Visual Studio.
• Work closely with FPGA development team, know or be willing to learn all FPGA related development, troubleshooting and optimization.
• Other duties assigned

Requirements:

• Minimum bachelor's degree in electronics/electrical engineering, computer engineering or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge in embedded systems C development, debugging, and testing.
• Understanding the multitask real time systems well.
• Experience in developing C++/C# applications.
• Experience in working closely with FPGA development teams.
• Capability of reviewing hardware schematics for driver development.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work and relate well with others.
• Detail oriented and self-driven.
• Strong critical thinking skills, coupled with efficient time management and organizational abilities.
• Team-oriented and creative mindset with a commitment to the mission and timely delivery of results.
• Experienced engineers and new graduate students will be considered.

Desirable Experience:

• Experience in developing FPGA-based optical systems.
• Development of control software for optical hardware such as lasers, sensors, cameras etc., and their synchronization.
• Experience in embedded software engineering and/or VHDL/FPGA design.

Benefits:

• Annual company bonus
• 2 weeks' vacation
• 7 Sick Days
• 10 paid Holidays
• 1 Floating Holiday
• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits - 1st day of service
• 401K match

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).