Firmware Engineer II

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Full Time Individual Contr. Ball Ground, GA, US

6 days ago Requisition

Successful candidate will join CAIRE’s Research & Development team at the global headquarters in Georgia. This individual will work on CAIRE’s oxygen therapy medical devices, with a focus on electronic embedded system design, as part of larger cross-disciplinary electro-mechanical design teams. This junior-mid level firmware engineer will integrate into the full product life cycle, from design and development to transfer to manufacturing and sustaining activities.

This on-site position is a hands‑on engineering position with time spent in the office, laboratory and manufacturing floor for product launch support. Limited travel may be required to visit/support key suppliers or certified external laboratories. This position will be based out of the Canton/Ball Ground location of CAIRE, which is approximately 30 minutes north of the greater Atlanta, GA area.

• Perform development and sustaining tasks for electro‑mechanical medical devices with the cross functional design team.
• Design and develop innovative solutions to meet engineering and marketing requirements.
• Troubleshoot and determine corrective measures for prototype designs and quality defects.
• Write firmware/software design documentation and test protocols. Perform verification testing and write test reports.
• Utilize programmable hardware and microcontrollers interfacing analog and digital sensors, user interface display and controls, motor control, and electro‑pneumatic systems control with pressure feedback.
• Firmware development activities including design, prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting to meet system design specs.
• Develop control and power management firmware to optimize power consumption, system reliability and performance.
• Develop test and diagnostics software to support bench testing, production testing, and field service
• Review and evaluation of product design through informal and formal design reviews and design verification test plans and reports.
• Sustain existing firmware and software solutions, implement bug fixes and feature enhancements.
• Evaluation and documentation of product non‑conformances, root‑cause analysis, and implement design improvements.
• Observe and practice safety procedures and policies.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities

This job operates in a professional office and lab environment. This position will require the ability to move around the engineering lab and production floor to address production

• Frequent standing, sitting, walking, bending, stooping, twisting and occasional crawling.
• Occasional lifting up to 50 lbs., occasional heavier lifting.
• Occasional pushing, pulling and handling of materials.

Very limited travel, less than 5%

• BS Degree in Engineering – Computer, Electrical, or equivalent
• Minimum two years professional engineering experience, preferably in the design and manufacturing of electro‑mechanical products.
• Firmware or software development experience, languages may include C/C++.
• Working knowledge of computers, including MS Word, Excel, and Office Suite programs.
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work both independently and in team settings.
• Sound understanding of fundamentals within software design, electrical design, circuits, embedded systems, digital communication, controls, energy consumption, PCBAs, prototyping and troubleshooting.
• Ability to debug firmware running on PCBA hardware, using oscilloscope and other lab equipment.
• Experience with programmable devices, such as ARM, PIC, SoC microcontrollers.

• Experience with serial communication protocols, such as RS-232, I2C, SPI, USB.
• Experience with integrated Mixed Signal (analog & digital) systems and sensor integration.
• Experience with control systems, such as brushless DC motor control…