Embedded Firmware Engineer III - Vitec Videocom

Embedded Firmware Engineer III Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Embedded Firmware Engineer III to develop embedded firmware for professional battery, power, and LED lighting products used throughout the cinema, broadcast, photography, and content creation industries.

In this role, you will design and develop production-quality firmware from concept through release, working closely with electrical, mechanical, software, product management, and test engineering teams. You'll play a key role in developing battery management systems, lighting controls, wireless connectivity, embedded communications, automated testing, and manufacturing support for commercial hardware products.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer who enjoys solving complex embedded systems challenges while contributing to products trusted by professional filmmakers and broadcasters worldwide.

Design, develop, test, document, and maintain embedded firmware for battery, power, and professional LED lighting products.

Develop boot loader and application firmware for ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers.

Create reusable embedded C libraries with appropriate unit tests and documentation.

Develop production-ready embedded software throughout the entire product lifecycle.

Perform board bring-up and on-target debugging.

Troubleshoot firmware using schematics, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG/SWD debugging tools.

Develop low-level device drivers and hardware interfaces.

Implement battery-management functionality including:

• State of Charge (SOC)
• State of Health (SOH)
• Coulomb counting
• Cell balancing
• Smart Battery Specification (SBS)

Develop firmware supporting professional lighting-control protocols including:

• DMX
  512
• RDM
• CRMX
• Art-Net
• sACN

Implement Bluetooth LE and Wi‑Fi provisioning.

Develop secure MQTT‑based cloud connectivity.

Develop and maintain embedded communications using:

• SMBus / I²C
• UART
• SPI
• Modbus
• TCP/UDP sockets

Plan and execute structured verification and regression testing.

Conduct battery lifecycle, thermal, and load testing.

Develop Python tools for:

• Test automation
• Data collection
• Calibration
• Engineering analysis

Support firmware releases and manufacturing.

Assist with regulatory testing.

Troubleshoot field issues and customer‑reported problems.