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Motive Companies · 9 hours ago

SENIOR FIRMWARE ENGINEER

Westlake Village, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$135K/yr - $165K/yr

5+ years exp

Motive Companies is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to design, build, and support embedded software for connected consumer and healthcare devices. The role involves owning firmware development for new and sustaining products while working cross-functionally with hardware, product, and QA teams to ensure usability, reliability, and scalability.

Environmental ConsultingIndustrialRenewable Energy

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Own firmware development from concept through production

Design and implement embedded software features, enhancements, and bug fixes

Write test applications, requirements, and technical documentation

Analyze system designs and provide hands-on software support

Estimate development effort and deliver on timelines

Partner with QA to identify and resolve defects

Support hardware bring-up and device integration

Support productization, manufacturing readiness, and launch activities

Maintain confidentiality of proprietary information

Qualification

Embedded C programmingFirmware engineering experienceRTOS experienceVS Code proficiencyDebugging skillsIoT architecture experienceRead schematicsPower management understanding

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

5+ years of firmware engineering experience

Strong embedded C programming on ARM-based systems

Experience with RTOS such as FreeRTOS and Zephyr

Experience with VS Code, Git, CMake, GNU toolchains, and Jira

Experience with SPI, I2C, UART, and JTAG debugging

Ability to read schematics and support board bring-up

Experience with radio communications including cellular, BLE, or WiFi

General understanding of power management and optimization

Ability to travel internationally up to 10 percent

Preferred

IoT architecture experience preferred

Company

Motive Companies

Motive Companies is a provider of renewable energy and infrastructure solutions for industrial and commercial applications.

Founded in 1979

Fountain Valley, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://motivecompanies.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

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