Junior Embedded Firmware Engineer at Hire Resolve

Role Overview

• An opportunity exists for a Junior Embedded Firmware Engineer to join a structured engineering environment focused on embedded product development and support.
• The primary focus of this role is maintaining and supporting existing embedded systems, resolving firmware defects, and contributing incremental improvements under senior engineering guidance.
• This position is suited to a detail-oriented engineer who values clean, maintainable firmware, structured development practices, and systematic problem-solving within real-world deployed environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and support existing embedded firmware products
• Investigate, debug, and resolve firmware defects in deployed systems
• Implement minor feature enhancements and firmware optimisations
• Analyse and interpret hardware schematics to support debugging activities
• Conduct root-cause analysis of firmware and hardware-related issues
• Adhere to established coding standards, documentation practices, and version control workflows
• Participate in peer code reviews and technical discussions
• Support testing, validation, and release cycles
• Assist with firmware version management and release documentation

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
• 1–3 years’ experience in embedded C firmware development
• Solid understanding of microcontrollers and peripheral interfaces
• Ability to read and interpret electronic schematics
• Strong debugging capability using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, and hardware debuggers
• Experience using Git for version control
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines within firmware development environments
• Understanding of structured programming principles and modular firmware design

Technical Competencies

• Embedded C (essential)
• Serial communication protocols: UART, SPI, I²C, RS485
• Basic TCP/IP communication concepts
• Firmware architecture and state machine design
• Exposure to IoT security fundamentals (secure boot, OTA firmware updates)
• Advantageous Experience
• AT command interfaces for communication modules
• Wireless communication modules (GSM, LTE, WiFi)
• IP networking fundamentals
• Bootloaders and firmware update mechanisms

Personal Attributes

• Detail-oriented and methodical approach to engineering tasks
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
• Willingness to learn and adopt established development standards
• Accountable and takes ownership of deliverables
• Comfortable working with legacy codebases
• Clear and professional communication skills