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AEM · 1 day ago

Sr. Firmware & Systems Engineer

Gottingen,Germany,US

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

AEM is the global leader in innovative mission critical weather, wildfire and water monitoring solutions. They are seeking a Senior Firmware & Systems Engineer to take ownership of firmware design and integration across Van Essen’s product portfolio, ensuring compliance with cybersecurity regulations while developing secure embedded systems.

Environmental Consulting

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead hands-on development for embedded environmental monitoring and telemetry systems

Design, implement, and maintain secure firmware including bootloaders, data acquisition, telemetry interfaces, and OTA update mechanisms

Conduct board bring-up, debugging, and hardware validation for new products

Integrate cryptographic mechanisms (AES, ECC) to support secure communication and firmware update paths

Evaluate and contribute to the transition toward certificate-based authentication and Mutual TLS (mTLS) for end-to-end device security

Ensure all firmware aligns with RED and NIS2 cybersecurity requirements and internal security standards

Work directly with manufacturing partners to install, test, and maintain firmware programming and production test systems

Develop and maintain automated and manual test procedures for firmware validation (LabVIEW, Python, or similar)

Provide sustaining engineering support for existing Diver-line products in production

Collaborate with AEM’s hardware and test engineering teams on test-fixture design, validation, and deployment

Act as the primary firmware representative for Van Essen Instruments within AEM’s wider engineering organization

Coordinate closely with hardware engineering, software engineering, product management, and compliance teams to define requirements, schedules, and deliverables

Partner with Lambrecht Meteo (Göttingen) for hardware, testing, security, and certification alignment

Support QA and compliance documentation to meet RED and NIS2 expectations

Plan and coordinate firmware development milestones and release activities

Maintain firmware repositories in GitHub Enterprise using CI/CD and release-control practices

Contribute to design reviews, risk assessments, and cybersecurity audits

Guide internal and external collaborators in secure coding, testing, and manufacturing practices

Qualification

Embedded firmware developmentCybersecurity complianceTI MSP430 experienceC/C++ expertiseCI/CD practicesLabVIEWPythonAnalytical skillsAgile developmentDutch languageCommunication skillsTeam collaborationDocumentation skills

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems, or equivalent experience

10+ years of professional experience in embedded firmware development, including production and test support

Extensive experience developing for the TI MSP430 family, including low-power data loggers, sensor interfaces, and peripheral integration

Proven experience with bootloaders, secure firmware update mechanisms, and cryptographic integration (AES, ECC)

Strong understanding of European cybersecurity compliance, including RED (2014/53/EU) and NIS2

Experience with hardware bring-up, schematic review, and board-level debugging

Familiarity with manufacturing test systems, fixture deployment, and production troubleshooting

Experience with version control, CI/CD, and release management (GitHub Enterprise or similar)

Excellent documentation, analytical, and communication skills in English

Preferred

Background in environmental monitoring or data-acquisition products

Experience with cellular and telemetry modules (Telit LE910 or comparable)

Expertise in C/C++, RTOS or bare-metal systems (FreeRTOS, TI-RTOS, etc.)

Knowledge of LabVIEW or Python for automated testing

Familiarity with Azure IoT Hub or AWS IoT Core integration

Working knowledge of Dutch

Experience operating in Agile or hybrid development environments

Company

AEM

AEM (https://aem.eco) is combining global technology leaders to empower communities and organizations to survive and thrive in the face of escalating environment risks.

Founded in 2018

Texas, South Carolina, USA

201-500 employees