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Firmware Engineer
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Robert Half
Decatur, GA (In Person)
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Job Description
Robert Half is hiring! We are looking for a Firmware Engineer to join our team and help build reliable software for embedded hardware platforms. This role focuses on low-level development across microcontroller and embedded Linux environments, with an emphasis on hardware bring-up, driver development, and system performance. The ideal candidate brings strong C/C++ expertise, works effectively with cross-functional teams, and is comfortable diagnosing complex interactions between hardware and firmware.
Responsibilities:
- Lead initial firmware enablement for new boards by configuring boot processes, initializing memory, and validating connected hardware components.
- Create and support embedded software in C/C++ for both bare-metal targets and Linux-based devices, ensuring stable and maintainable implementations.
- Build and refine drivers for onboard components and communication buses, including sensor, storage, display, radio, serial, and Ethernet interfaces.
- Develop low-level control logic such as interrupt routines, timing mechanisms, and scheduling behavior to support predictable system operation.
- Improve system efficiency by analyzing processor usage, memory footprint, and power behavior to align with product performance goals.
- Troubleshoot hardware-software issues using lab and debugging equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol tools, and hardware debuggers.
- Partner with hardware teams to assess schematics and board layouts, helping identify firmware considerations and technical risks early in development.
- Maintain foundational platform software including board support packages, boot components, operating system settings, and diagnostic capabilities for supportability.
- Expand firmware quality practices through unit testing, integration validation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, peer reviews, and contributions to build automation and documentation.
- Participate in Agile delivery activities and work with product and engineering stakeholders to translate requirements into actionable technical work.