Principal Firmware Engineer

Salary Range: 160000 to 180000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Position Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with System Engineering teams to translate system-level requirements into optimal FW architecture, focusing on optimizing performances, modularity, security and scalability
• Collaborate with Hardware and FPGA teams to define firmware specification, support board design and integration of FW into State-of-the-art SoC solutions
• Develop, optimize and maintain FW and SW across JMA Radio product line
• Develop and execute test and verification framework (from unit test to system test) to ensure reliability, functionality and security of code implemented, maximizing automation and continuous development-integration
• Collaborate with Radio Integration Teams to develop test cases and test plans to validate the functionality and performance of each wireless product
• Define branching strategy, deployment pipelines and maintain repos according to JMA Software Development rules
• Work with Project Management team to support task break-down, backlog management, estimation and resource scheduling to ensure development team accomplish committed milestones. Be a primary contributor in all JIRA/Scrum meetings
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering a collaborative and innovative team environment, and ensuring growth of the team
• Create and maintain detailed version-controlled documentation of FW architecture, FW design and features to facilitate collaboration and knowledge transfer across the teams and ensure maintainability 
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in wireless field, embedded system SW development and radio products
• Think forward, explore and recommend new tools, methodologies, and techniques to enhance FW/SW development processes and strengthen  

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of 12 years of experience in FW/SW architecture, design and implementations with a specific emphasis for wireless applications and radio products. Proven track record of successful implementation and optimization of FW code for wireless applications.
• Solid experience in object-oriented design and development using C++, as well as full proficiency in embedded software development in C. Nice to have Python/Bash scripting.
• Ability to design and implement applications using modular, test oriented and scalable solutions
• Experience with Linux kernel software, Embedded Linux, RTOS, U-Boot/kernel development and customization, Linux Device Tree, File system operations.
• Experience with Embedded System Security principles and techniques, security by design and OS hardening.
• Design and development experience with SoC devices, with FPGA and Embedded Processors.
• Experience with testing and debugging multi-thread embedded systems software Familiar with lab instrumentations and tools.
• Used to git and agile workflow is an asset.
• Knowledge of O-RAN specifications (WG4, WG11) and functionalities is a strong plus.
• Familiar with wireless communication protocols (e.g., LTE, 5G) and their implementation using FPGA based systems.
• Knowledge of RF systems, signal processing challenges in wireless communication.
• Knowledge of Telecom technologies: Sync-E, PTP, IEEE-1588v2, Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDP.
• Familiarity with 3GPP RAN specifications and related functionalities.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify future possible issues and take corrective actions, troubleshoot, debug and perform root causes analysis.
• Position is strongly desired in Florham Park, NJ but could be located in Plano, TX