Senior Firmware Engineer

Saint Paul, MN
Permanent
Full-time

30 days ago
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Reports to: Director of EngineeringWe are hiring for an experienced Senior Firmware Engineer to join our company!The Senior Firmware Engineer is an experienced professional with a strong background in embedded systems development. They play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining firmware solutions. Additionally, they possess the skills, knowledge, and ability to lead projects and be responsible for project performance.This is a full-time, salaried and exempt position that will be working a hybrid schedule (if local in MN) or remotely (if non-local/outside of MN) and will be expected to be available and communicative during the company’s core work hours which is between 9:00am - 3:00pm CST.Responsibilities

Introduce and drive advancements in modern best-practices for our clients and for DojoFive
Develop, program, review, and test firmware, products, and electronics
Design build systems, code repositories, and documentation policies
Proficient with designing and implementing public-key encryption into systems
Maintain customer communication and prioritize quick responses
Participate in internal training programs and provide suggestions for improvement
Demonstrate and hold others accountable to the Dojo Five Values and Dojo Five Way
Occasionally participate in branding outreach and marketing activities.
Able to lead projects (with some guidance), including work breakdown, architectural discussion, and guidance
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements
Participate in recruitment activities, including group interviews and technical review
Participate in sales discussions representing the Dojo Five’s technical capabilities
Manage work time independently

Core Values

Always Learning: Demonstrates balance between learning depth and breadth. Shares learnings with others.
Humble Confidence: Demonstrates confidence without arrogance with team and clients. Focuses on facts rather than blame. Avoids unnecessary drama or panic.
Always Deliver: Effectively communicates good and bad news with the team and client. Recognizes misaligned expectations and is able to quickly align.
Push Boundaries: Challenges the status quo judiciously and is able to appropriately scope improvements.
Give a Sh*t: Demonstrates a deep empathy with client and team needs
Have Fun: Brings ideas to improve the happiness of others and helps champion their implementation.

RequirementsDesired Qualifications

At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in embedded systems development
Programming Languages

C and C++
Python
Rust
Assembly (ARM, x86, PIC)
Operating Systems

Bare-metal
FreeRTOS
Zephyr
VxWorks
Linux (user-space applications)
ThreadX
bootloaders
Protocols/Drivers

UART/USART
I2C
SPI
CAN/CAN-FD
BLE
USB
Ethernet
WiFi
Cellular/LTE
protobuf
MQTT
Flash
Processors

Various ARM cores
Single, multi-core and heterogeneous SOCs
Development Tools

IDEs (VSCode, Eclipse, STM32CubeIDE)
Docker/devcontainers
Benchtop tools (scope, logic/protocol analyzers, power supplies, multimeter)
git
pytest
Unit testing infrastructures (e.g. Unity/CMock/Ceedling, Google Test, gMock)
CI/CD pipeline configuration
Serial consoles (e.g. minicom, screen)
CMake
binutils

Who Should Apply? Someone who…

Has a passion for best practices
Has excellent people skills
Enjoys working in an environment where they thrive on continuously learning new skills
Enjoys working with early stage projects that are driven by non-embedded experts and can make a client’s vision into a reality
Approaches challenges with optimism, curiosity and kindness
Prioritizes outcome over ego
Is a critical thinker and is able to fruitfully extract and discuss reasoning behind conclusions (their own and others’)
Is a methodical problem-solver
Is authentic and trust-worthy
Has experience generating buy-ins from a wide range of stakeholders
Has experience to not only identify technical and procedural risks, but multiple potential solutions and the ability to effectively communicate the pros and cons of each option
Enjoys leading/influencing and working with people, but is also capable of working independently
Relies on logical persuasion and influence instead of authority in order to get things done

About the CompanyDojo Five offers products and consulting services to revolutionize the embedded firmware development industry. With over 335 years of combined expertise, Dojo Five helps companies optimize their embedded software development systems by integrating tools, techniques, and culture to deliver modern firmware for embedded systems.We are on a mission to drive the firmware industry forward through “modern firmware” — the tools, techniques, culture, and technologies we believe support a joyful experience when envisioning, developing, and using embedded devices. Our vision is to modernize 10,000 embedded projects by the end of the decade!Dojo Five provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.Benefits

Life-Work Balance - Dojo Five understands that balancing life with work is crucial and important to feeling great about what you do
Competitive salary
Annual stipend provided for Learning & Development/Travel — one of our core values is “Always Learning”!
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life - company pays about 3/4th of the cost!
100% employer paid short-term disability, long-term disability and life benefits
100% 401k match up to 4% of annual salary
Working with a diverse group of firmware professionals
Annual offsites and team events/activities

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