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Leading firmware design efforts, this role will mentor junior engineers, participate in system-level architecture decisions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products. This role demands a deep understanding of firmware development, extensive experience in coding and debugging, and the ability to provide technical leadership within the organization.\nESSENTIAL/PRIMARY DUTIES:\nProvides technical guidance for system-level decisions.\nConducts thorough code reviews to ensure quality and adherence to coding standards.\nOptimizes firmware for performance, power efficiency, and memory usage.\nDrives the design of firmware architecture particularly in systems using Real Time Operating Systems.\nDrives innovation in firmware development processes and methodologies.\nCollaborates with leadership and other cross functional departments to align decisions with organizational goals.\nLeads design of complex systems, researches and proposes innovative solutions.\nFormulates solutions to complex and ambiguous problems that are not well defined. Incorporates feedback and solutions from others.\nActs as a Technical Lead, manages significant systems, uses strategic planning, and mitigates risk.\nCommunicates complex technical ideas through daily work, presentations, and workshops. Fosters cross team communication and knowledge sharing. Collaborates with teams and management to make critical technical decisions that align with organizational goals.\nSECONDARY DUTIES:\nEnsure documentation is accessible and understandable by cross-functional teams.\nMakes critical decisions regarding firmware architecture, technology stack, and implementation strategies.\nEnsure firmware reliability and resilience in critical applications.\nEstablishes standardized processes, analyzes process metrics.\nInfluences change across disciplines and functions.\nEstablishes and enforces quality standards, leads quality improvement initiatives.\nEDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:\nBachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, software engineering or related field and 6+ years of experience, or equivalent combination of both.\nCOMPETENCY and/or SKILL:\nIn-depth knowledge of various microcontroller and microprocessor architectures\nUnderstanding of real-time operating systems\nExperience in designing firmware architecture for complex systems\nProficiency in languages such as C and C++ for embedded systems. 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