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To accelerate the world’s renewable energy transition and create a more sustainable, resilient energy future for everyone.\nWith our innovative SolBank lithium-iron phosphate battery technology and comprehensive project services, we’re not just building products we’re powering communities and making a difference worldwide.\nPosition Title: Senior ARM Firmware Engineer\nDepartment: Inverter Firmware\nCompensation: $100,000 - $150,000 + annual bonus \nReports To: Director of Digital Inverter Firmware\nLocation: Kitchener, Ontario - Hybrid\nAbout the Role:\nThe Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer owns the design, development, optimization, and lifecycle support of embedded firmware running on ARM-based processors used in grid-tied inverters and utility-scale energy storage systems. This role requires deep expertise in ARM Cortex-M / Cortex-A platforms, and real-time development, inverter control support, and grid-code compliance. 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