Tech Lead Firmware

Be part of a team that designs, develops and integrates embedded firmware for the latest in home automation IOT devices for comfort applications. With focus on device connectivity, you will be responsible to ensure highly efficient, reliable and predicatable wireless communication between different products, cloud and mobile App. You will use your experience and technical skills to design and implement features targeted for the North American and European residential markets.

You will partner with world class engineers and leaders.  Use your strategic thinking to help anticipate problems, recognize and eliminate barriers.

Job Duties:

• Development of embedded firmware targeting device connectivity with peripheral devices, cloud and mobile application using protocols WiFi, BLE, proprietry RF protocols etc.
• Work on all aspects complex embedded software development projects – design, development, review, and test. You will have clear accountability to drive innovation utilizing new technologies in hardware, software, and emerging wireless communication protocols.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, as well as coordination with project planning and execution.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams (systems, hardware, test, quality) to produce architecturally sound designs, contribute to hardware selection, design test plans, and coordinate delivery of software modules, applications, and documentation. Cultivate 3rd party vendor relationships as needed.
• Collaborate with partners in Marketing and other stakeholders to gather and break down non-technical and technical requirements into well-defined tasks.
• Evaluate new technologies as they apply to existing functions. Offer peer technical assessments in areas of expertise, new technologies, software designs and assist as needed with component datasheet/schematic design review.
• Explore tools and techniques and contribute to efforts that benefit firmware design, development, testing and management.
• Follow details during all phases of SW design, development, integration, testing and release
• Collaboration with other development and quality assurance teams to ensure high quality delivery 
• Participation in connected firmware platformization across Comfort business and Resideo
• Involvement in improving processes, technologies, methodologies and innovation
• Exploration of new market trends in communication protocols
• Technical mentorship to junior resources and external design houses as required

YOU MUST HAVE:

• 5+ years of experience developing embedded firmware in C including standard libraries and multithreading programming with RTOS like ThreadX, FreeRTOS, Linux etc.
• 5+ years of experience in embedded C, knowledge of data structure, code optimization and logical analysis.
• 3+ years experience of wireless/RF connectivity & networking standards like WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Sub-GHz etc..
• Minimum 1 year of hands-on experience in lab tools like Oscilloscope, Signal/Logic analyzer, power meter, multimeter etc.
• Minimum 1 year of experience with automated unit testing framework
• Minimum 2 year of experience in cross-compilers and external hardware debuggers.
• 5+ years of experience firmware debugging techniques and usage of tools like Wireshark, JTAG

WE VALUE:

• Experience in developing application firmware using IoT Protocols such as AMQP, MQTT, WebSocket etc
• Relevant experience in home automation products and residential market
• Experience with ARM Cortex-A and Cortex-M processors.
• Experience in C++, Python and CI/CD
• Familiarity with cryptographic concepts, public key cryptography and certificates.
• Experience in troubleshooting, being able to perform analysis in a complex system.
• Experience with embedded Linux environments.
• Experience with software management tools like SVN, Bitbucket, JIRA, and requirements management tools like Contour
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a lead software engineer for complex software projects
• Demonstrated ability to decompose functional requirements into well-defined tasks while balancing quality, quantity and complexity in work output
• Demonstrated competence with researching fundamental technical challenges and implementing ingenious solutions
• Demonstrated capability to offer technical assessments in areas of expertise, new technologies and software designs
• Experience working in Agile Scrum teams 
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Excellent understanding of Electronic Hardware

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU:

• Opportunity to work in a hybrid environment, balancing remote and on-site collaboration.
• Collaborate with a diverse and globally distributed team.
• Contribute to the development of core products, driving innovation and excellence.
• Hands-on experience working in a laboratory environment on cutting-edge IoT products.