Sr. Firmware Engineer

Senior Firmware Engineer - Greenbelt, MD | Hybrid: 3 days onsite

Client Mind Recruiting is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer for a growing communications technology company. This role offers the opportunity to develop high-performance firmware for advanced microcontroller-based systems while providing technical leadership to the engineering team.

What You’ll Do

• Design and develop embedded firmware using C/C++
• Build low-level drivers, hardware abstraction layers, and communication interfaces
• Develop for bare-metal and RTOS environments
• Debug complex hardware and firmware issues using JTAG, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers
• Optimize performance, memory usage, power consumption, and system reliability
• Create and execute unit, integration, and system-level tests
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and product teams
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of embedded software development experience
• Strong C/C++ programming skills
• Proficiency with Git and embedded debugging tools
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
• U.S. citizenship

Preferred Experience

• Embedded Linux and custom Linux platforms
• FPGA, SoC integration, or low-level hardware design
• Python scripting for automation and testing
• Experience with ARM Cortex-M, STM
  32, i.MX, or similar microcontrollers
• Expertise in bare-metal and RTOS architectures
• Experience with UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, and Ethernet