Firmware Engineer

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? At Mesa Labs we're passionate about protecting the vulnerable by enabling scientific breakthroughs, ensuring product integrity, increasing patient and worker safety, and improving quality of life around the world.

At Mesa Labs we offer competitive wages, including potential bonus opportunities, equity awards, commission, and a comprehensive benefits package based on the position.

Base Compensation Range: $134,500 - $168,000

In addition, you qualify for:

• Annual bonus opportunity of 15% based on company performance
• Annual equity award of $14,000

• Eligible for benefits the first day of the month after you start
• Tiered Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance options, Health savings (HSA), healthcare & dependent care flexible spending (FSA) accounts
• Company paid short term and long-term disability (unless covered by a state disability plan)
• Company paid life insurance and AD&D
• Flexible Time Off Policy
• Paid sick leave of 48 hours per calendar year
• Eligible employees may receive four weeks paid Care Giver leave after 1 year of service or in accordance with state leave laws
• 401(k) plan that provides a 4% Safe Harbor company match on a 4% employee contribution that begins on Day 1
• Employee Wellness and Financial Assistance Resources through Cigna and NY Life
• Nine paid company holidays per year

This position supports Mesa's Calibration Solutions business. Our Calibration Solutions portfolio uses the principles of advanced metrology to enable customers to measure and calibrate critical parameters in applications such as Environmental and Process Monitoring, Dialysis, Gas Flow, Air Quality, and Torque Testing.

The Staff Firmware Engineer leads the design, development, and optimization of firmware for embedded systems. As the primary expert in firmware architecture and development, you will mentor less experienced engineers, troubleshoot issues, and ensure firmware components are reliable, efficient, and scalable. You will work closely with hardware engineers, software developers, and product managers to integrate firmware with hardware systems, ensuring the product meets the highest functionality and quality standards.

• Lead the design and development of firmware for embedded systems, including creating and optimizing firmware architecture to meet system requirements.
• Develop and implement low‑level device drivers, hardware abstraction layers (HAL), bootloaders, and firmware for microcontrollers, processors, and SoCs.
• Ensure that firmware design and development follow industry best practices and meet performance, power consumption, and reliability requirements.
• Architect firmware for scalability, reusability, and ease of integration into complex hardware systems.
• Analyze system requirements and translate them into efficient and maintainable firmware solutions.

• Write high-quality, optimized, and well-documented firmware code in languages such as C, C++, or assembly language.
• Use debugging tools, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other instruments to troubleshoot and debug firmware on embedded systems.
• Develop test frameworks and utilize automated testing to ensure firmware stability, reliability, and performance.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including hardware engineers and software developers, to identify firmware requirements and ensure smooth integration of firmware with hardware.

• Serve as a mentor and technical resource for junior and mid‑level firmware engineers, providing guidance on design, debugging, and best practices.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure high-quality code is developed within the team.
• Lead design reviews and contribute to architectural discussions for new projects or product enhancements.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the firmware engineering team.

• Work closely with hardware engineers to ensure firmware integration with firmware components such as sensors, controllers, and communication modules.
• Collaborate with software…