SENIOR FIRMWARE ENGINEER IN PORTLAND, OREGON
Andrews Cooper is an engineering services firm in the Pacific Northwest specializing in highly complex technological development within ambiguous environments. We collaborate with our clients to improve speed to market with AC’s engineering teams in Research & Development, Product Development, Hardware Testing, and Manufacturing Automation.
We live by our Core Values with every client engagement:
- Help Each Other Win - We value winning as a team over personal recognition. We go out of our way to help a teammate and the team be successful.
- Own It - We don’t wait for someone else to clear the way. We recognize opportunities to make things better, and when we encounter obstacles, we join forces to overcome them.
- Be Cool - We are self-aware, keep a positive attitude, prioritize emotional intelligence, and keep our composure under pressure.
We seek like-minded people who want to grow with us and build their careers on these principles. If you have high aspirations, thrive on challenges, enjoy dynamic projects, and want to build enduring relationships, please connect with us.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- BSCE/BSEE from an accredited university or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of professional hands-on experience in embedded software/firmware development performing low-level programming.
- Experience developing embedded applications in C or C++.
- Experience with embedded communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART and USB.
- Experience debugging and troubleshooting embedded systems using tools such as debuggers, oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
- Experience with software testing techniques such as unit testing.
- Experience collaborating with other software developers using version control systems such as GIT.
- Up to 20% of travel may be required between locations.
- Must possess a valid U.S. driver’s license.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
- Background checks are required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Adept at software requirement management, and creation of software architecture documentation.
- Adept at verification and validation, including planning, executing test protocols, and collecting resulting data to incorporate into summary reports.
- Comfortable working within a quality management system on safety critical software implementations.
- Experience implementing embedded applications which use RTOS such as Zepher, VxWorks, or FreeRTOS.
- Experience with iOT software implementations including TCP/IP stack implementations and wireless technologies such as WIFI and LoRaWAN.
- Experience with Bluetooth Low Energy.
- Experience with multiple programming languages is a plus.
- Broad Linux/Unix experience, including creating custom linux distributions using BuildRoot or Yocto a plus.
Why join the Andrews Cooper team? This is a full-time position with top-tier compensation, benefits, and work positives, including:
- Competitive wages with incentive compensation.
- Flexible work hours and locations are available.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and life insurance.
- 401k Retirement savings with an automatic 3% contribution.
- Collaborating with a varied team of A-players from many disciplines.
- Growth potential with an established engineering company with over two decades of design excellence.
- Long-term relationships and enduring partnerships.
- Supportive, fun, and collaborative environment.
- Andrews Cooper is an equal-opportunity employer.
The salary range for this position is based on national rates. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. Base Salary: $100,000.00 – $165,000.00.
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What We Do
AC is an enterprise grade product development services firm with deep expertise in product engineering & custom automation
Concurrent creation of new products with automated inspection, assembly and test capabilities by AC enables otherwise impossible breakthroughs in design, performance and manufacturability.
In over 21 years of service, we’ve assembled a team of 130+ engineers, technicians, program managers & support staff. We’re honored to have earned the repeat business of nearly every customer who’s experienced working with us. Household name, industry defining multinationals measure their engagements with AC in years and decades. Mid-cap niche leaders use us to catapult to the next level, and early stage companies with big dreams leverage AC to deliver on their Missions with the effectiveness and quality of the Fortune 100. We take on only select new Customers – we know we’ll be a good fit if you’ve got vision, ambition, and dedication to the principle that we all win when we’re all on the same team.
