Firmware​/Software Engineer Senior

Overview

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customers' and partners' needs and solve their challenges. Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose.

Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve. You’ll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about—locally and globally. Come make an impact every day at Zebra.

• Analyze, develop, design, program, debug, and implement embedded systems for the organization’s products and systems.
• Develop testing and troubleshooting strategies, devices, and systems for firmware.
• Integrate firmware to maintain functionality, throughput and consistency.
• Develop user documentation.
• Establish, implement, and maintain embedded firmware for the organization’s Thermal printer products and solutions.
• Research, design and develop new technology for platform in support of organization’s strategy vision.
• Grow competency on a wide range of product framework, HALs, Linux kernel drivers from peripheral and network communication, and real time controls, and be the go-to person for questions.
• Lead requirements meetings for moderately complex firmware design projects.
• Complete all phases of moderately complex firmware design projects.
• Review firmware test results and root cause analysis.
• Resolve highly complex technical issues.
• Review changes or upgrades to existing firmware designs.
• Develop new solutions to unique problems.
• Identify issues, and make recommendations for complex problems.
• Make modifications to or upgrade existing firmware designs via patches and generating new code.
• Enhance and improve existing technologies to apply to new solutions.
• Develop positive relationships with other company functions involved in the design, test, and implementation processes.
• Make recommendations to immediate team to enhance performance and improve product quality.
• Exercise judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Advance internal processes to improve efficiency and performance on executions.
• Hybrid position: works on-site in Lincolnshire, IL minimum 3 days per week.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related fields) with 6+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree in engineering with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Significant experience delivering platform product embedded firmware development and proven experience in programming languages C/C++, along with ARM architecture, embedded microcontroller architecture, multi‑core systems, RTOS, embedded Linux, file systems, storage memory, networking, platform libraries, etc.
• Skills in platform architecture, object‑oriented programming, software design patterns, and device driver development.

• Development experience in I2C, SPI, UART, USB, CAN, Modbus, WLAN, PWM, ADC, Bluetooth, Ethernet, and other microcontroller peripherals.
• Good knowledge of oscilloscopes, bus analyzers, emulators, and other firmware debugging tools.
• Familiarity with electrical interfaces, schematic diagrams, component specifications, and datasheets.
• Strong understanding of embedded RTOS and POSIX implementation including scheduling policies, synchronization methods, interrupt service routines, external library integration, file systems, and memory allocation.
• Preferred experience with stepper motors, MQTT, network, and security.
• Participation in Agile (SCRUM/KANBAN) development processes; prototype board bring-up, boot loader development, ARMCC toolchain experience.

Zebra is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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Pay Range: $96,800.00 – $ per year.

Annual Incentive Compensation:
Target equal to 10% of base pay.

Zebra Total Rewards includes comprehensive benefits such as healthcare, wellness, inclusion networks, learning and development offerings, community service days, and parental leave.

Work‑life balance benefits include hybrid work, adaptable hours, Summer Flex Fridays, Focus Fridays, and an annual company‑wide well‑being day.