Firmware Engineer

At UEI you will be part of a world class team that is working to innovate and revolutionize the meaning of ‘wireless control’. Whether it’s via chips, software licenses or turnkey products, we are continuing to reinvent how consumers interact with devices and services in their home.  Each day we make the connected home smarter, easier to connect and use, and more sustainable. We delight our Fortune 100 customers such as Comcast, Apple, Samsung, Google, Vivint and Daikin with ground breaking wireless technology solutions such as advanced, voice-enabled remote controls, cloud control solutions, extreme low power Bluetooth silicon with energy harvesting capabilities, smart thermostats and sensors and many other IoT solutions.

Position Summary

The Firmware Engineer III designs, develops, and modifies firmware and similar embedded software, including encoding, testing, and debugging. Works with collaborative engineering teams to integrate technology into working solutions for Sensors, IR/RF remote controls, and HVAC controls/Thermostats using both analog and digital hardware.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The duties listed below are intended only as examples of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class_._

 Primary responsibilities include:

• Conduct R&D on new high-tech devices/products – INNOVATE!
• Work as a member of the Agile cross-functional development team; release and iteration planning; development of user stories, unit test and feature implementation.
• Participate in dialog with other developers in discussing current and proposed architecture(s), defects, enhancements, and other issues.
• Collect input from stakeholders, build architecture requirements and specification and develop them into production quality code.
• Track software development issues and work with the team to determine resolutions for these problems.
• Share knowledge with more junior team members via a formal mentoring relationship, reviewing code, reviewing design docs, or giving technical talks.
• Architect, design, develop and validate embedded firmware on various micro controllers.
• Create Software Design Specifications from the requirement specification.
• Identification and implementation of engineering projects to reduce costs, improve production yields /efficiencies, while ensuring world-class quality.
• Support ongoing production, partner with multiple departments within the company to help develop new processes and help transfer products and processes to other locations.