Senior Electronis Engineer Firmware

**Work Schedule** Standard (Mon-Fri) **Environmental Conditions** Office **Job Description** The Senior Engineer - Firmware will contribute to the design, development and continuous improvement of electronic systems for Scientific Instrument like Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) products and Mass Spectrometry, with a focus on delivering high-quality solutions that address customer and business needs. Also provide technical expertise and engineering support for other analytical instrument platforms, including Chromatography and Spectroscopy, as business priorities require.   **Key Responsibilities:** * Design, develop, test and maintain Firmware for scientific instrument platforms throughout new product development and sustaining engineering activities. * Develop firmware for instrument control, data acquisition, motion control, communication and hardware interfaces. * Design firmware architecture for embedded control systems with emphasis on reliability, maintainability and scalability. * Collaborate closely with hardware engineers during board bring-up, hardware integration and system debugging. * Collaborate with Software engineers during system debugging * Support embedded software development for Mass Spectrometry, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Chromatography, Spectroscopy and other analytical instrument platforms. * Participate in Firmware and hardware verification, validation, troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for complex system issues. * Contribute to firmware development best practices, code reviews, technical documentation and continuous improvement activities. * Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership in firmware development. **Qualifications:** **Basic Qualifications** * Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Automation or a related discipline. * Typically 8+ years of experience in firmware development, esp. Scientific Instruments and or Medical Device. * Solid experience with popular **MCU** (**ARM Cortex**\-M/A) programming, * Strong programming skills in **C**, with solid knowledge of Firmware architecture and engineering principles * Familiarity with communication protocols such as **SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, USB** and **Ethernet** * **FPGA interaction**, high-speed **data acquisition** and **instrument communication** * Experience using debugging tools such as JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and software debuggers * Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve complex system-level issues * Effective communication skills within cross-functional engineering teams. **Preferred Qualifications** Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable: * Scientific or analytical instrumentation, including Mass Spectrometry, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Chromatography or Spectroscopy. * Motion control systems, motor control or precision automation. * Complete NPI projects development and successfully launch to market * Experience with sustaining engineering and product enhancement. * Python, C# * AI assisted programming * Experience mentoring engineers or leading technical firmware projects