Senior Firmware Engineer

VergeSense•Mountain View, CA

2d•Remote

About The Position

Our Company The workplace has undergone a complete transformation. Historically, occupancy was consistent; everyone worked in the office five days per week. But in today’s world, occupancy is inconsistent, unpredictable, and dynamic, as work has become more flexible than ever before. To make decisions with confidence, workplace, CRE, and facilities management leaders need a true understanding of how and when their spaces are used. VergeSense is the company behind the world’s first and only Occupancy Intelligence Platform. Over 220 companies across 50 countries and 140M sqft rely on occupancy intelligence to make confident, fact-based optimization decisions to improve employee experience and decrease costs. VergeSense customers use our Occupancy Intelligence Platform, which is built on a foundation of the industry's most accurate occupancy sensors and other data sources, to right-size their portfolio, validate space planning and designs, optimize cleaning operations, and ensure their teams can always find spaces to work. The Role Write, develop, test firmware Responsible for firmware shipping to hundreds of global Fortune 500 customers Work on low-power inference technologies for edge computing/work on low-power battery operated embedded devices (battery life analyses, diagnosing consumption issues, battery life extension strategies) Using low-power wireless protocols [Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Ultra Wideband (UWB)] Work with computer vision cameras Perform ISP on raw images Develop firmware using Operating Systems (OS): Free RTOS; write custom drivers (UART, SPI, I2C) Use wireless protocol firmware stacks, diagnosing/improving manufacturing throughput Collaborate with QA to create test cases Ensure product level requirements are covered/ review test results Create environments/procedures to subject devices for long-term stress testing Establish/enforce robust coding standards, documentation policies Lead firmware releases from planning, triaging bugs, to deployment Use analytics tools (Hex) to remotely monitor devices in field Combine analytics from field sensors to catch/remotely debug issues Develop/manage internal tools/scripts ( Python, Bash) to automate testing, device provisioning, factory flashing processes, and field diagnostic tools Resolve complex, intermittent system failures related to timing, synchronization, race conditions (real-time), event-driven, low-power systems Integrate proprietary computer vision algorithms into low-powered, wireless, embedded systems Define software requirements collaboratively with team Develop software architecture/plan development into dynamic, evolving problem spaces Deliver innovative solutions (concept to prototype to production) Conduct software unit tests to validate implemented functionalities Contribute to factory test procedures to ensure shipment of quality products Troubleshoot/remove defects from production software Document software designs thoroughly Communicate effectively with the team to set expectations Share technical details Resolve issues Report progress and participate in brainstorming sessions. This is a telecommuting position with remote benefits from various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Electronics Engineering
3 years of work experience
Experience to include working on low-power battery-operated embedded devices (battery life analyses, diagnosing consumption issues, battery life extension strategies)
Using low-power wireless protocols [Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Ultra Wideband (UWB)]
Working with computer vision cameras, performing ISP on raw images; developing firmware using Operating Systems (OS): Free RTOS
Writing custom drivers (UART, SPI, I2C)
Using wireless protocol firmware stacks, diagnosing/improving manufacturing throughput

Responsibilities

Write, develop, test firmware
Responsible for firmware shipping to hundreds of global Fortune 500 customers
Work on low-power inference technologies for edge computing/work on low-power battery operated embedded devices (battery life analyses, diagnosing consumption issues, battery life extension strategies)
Using low-power wireless protocols [Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Ultra Wideband (UWB)]
Work with computer vision cameras
Perform ISP on raw images
Develop firmware using Operating Systems (OS): Free RTOS; write custom drivers (UART, SPI, I2C)
Use wireless protocol firmware stacks, diagnosing/improving manufacturing throughput
Collaborate with QA to create test cases
Ensure product level requirements are covered/ review test results
Create environments/procedures to subject devices for long-term stress testing
Establish/enforce robust coding standards, documentation policies
Lead firmware releases from planning, triaging bugs, to deployment
Use analytics tools (Hex) to remotely monitor devices in field
Combine analytics from field sensors to catch/remotely debug issues
Develop/manage internal tools/scripts ( Python, Bash) to automate testing, device provisioning, factory flashing processes, and field diagnostic tools
Resolve complex, intermittent system failures related to timing, synchronization, race conditions (real-time), event-driven, low-power systems
Integrate proprietary computer vision algorithms into low-powered, wireless, embedded systems
Define software requirements collaboratively with team
Develop software architecture/plan development into dynamic, evolving problem spaces
Deliver innovative solutions (concept to prototype to production)
Conduct software unit tests to validate implemented functionalities
Contribute to factory test procedures to ensure shipment of quality products
Troubleshoot/remove defects from production software
Document software designs thoroughly
Communicate effectively with the team to set expectations
Share technical details
Resolve issues
Report progress and participate in brainstorming sessions