Firmware Engineer IV

We are looking for a Firmware Engineer to join our team, whose mission is to design, build, and test prototype systems for future consumer VR and AR experiences. We are specifically looking for a candidate with a broad set of experiences, including deep embedded system knowledge, the ability to quickly solve problems, generate big ideas, work in new technology areas, and drive concepts into prototypes.

Responsibilities

Lead efforts to analyze, design, develop, and debug firmware for a wide variety of AR and VR devices, including novel sensing and imaging systems, haptic devices, and audio prototypes

Understand and implement firmware on micro-controllers, leverage peripherals, manage power consumption, support boot loaders, and schedule real-time tasks (RTOS)

Collaborate in a team environment across multiple, research focused, and engineering disciplines, making the architectural tradeoffs required to rapidly deliver firmware solutions

Support all phases of custom hardware development - including early architecture requirements definition, firmware architecture, proof-of-concept implementation, selection of MCUs and tools, and board bring-up

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Required Skills & Experience

B.S./M.S. degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

3+ years of experience in embedded firmware design or equivalent experience

Experience in programming embedded systems with C

Experience with either an RTOS-based or bare metal system

Experience with peripherals such as USB, SPI, MIPI CSI/DSI, I2C, UART, GPIO etc.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Experience with embedded Linux, Kernel, Yocto, Buildroot, etc.

Experience with wireless or wired communication protocols such as USB, TCP/IP, Ethernet, Bluetooth and 802.11

Experience maximizing performance of resource constrained systems

Experience with high-compute/throughput systems and using sim/modeling to estimate performance and power

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.