Work with and lead teams of high-caliber firmware developers on critical products.
Share your perspective in design discussions and code reviews — speak up when you see it differently, then get behind the team's decision and help make it work.
Demonstrate best engineering practices, documentation, and ownership.
A day in the life
As a Firmware Engineer, you'll work with cross-functional teams to develop, test, and debug modern robotic systems. The work involves participating in design discussions, exploring new approaches to hard robotics problems, and implementing new product concepts and features. Testing ranges from writing automated tests that validate new features to hands-on bench and live testing to debug and root-cause issues on real hardware.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
3+ years of embedded firmware development experience
Proficiency with C/C++ in an embedded context
Demonstrable hands-on experience with an RTOS or Embedded Linux
Good computer architecture fundamentals and experience with MPUs and MCUs.
Experience with integrating hardware over interfaces such as I2C/SPI/UART/PCIe or similar.
Experience with firmware development for control systems, or with image/visual processing, or with sensing devices such as cameras, radar, lidar, IMU
Experience working in a collaborative team environment to deliver high-quality design solutions
Can work proactively and independently, meet deadlines, and deliver on projects and tasks
Proficiency in C/C++ required; Rust a plus
Experience with writing bare-metal firmware, including interrupt/ISR handling, and RTOS (e.g., FreeRTOS, Zephyr, etc.)
Experience developing Linux kernel modules or device drivers
Experience developing board support packages (BSPs), bootloaders, device trees, hardware abstraction layer (HAL) code, and DMA/peripheral driver configuration for custom hardware
Exposure to real-time fieldbus/motion protocols such as CAN, EtherCAT, or similar.
Exposure to DSP or FPGA-based development
Experience developing firmware for closed-loop feedback control algorithms with hard real-time system constraints or firmware for digital signal processing
Experience with firmware bring-up and debugging on custom hardware
A growing understanding of the product development lifecycle, including making sensible risk/effort trade-offs
Familiar with building solutions that scale
Hands-on experience developing products certified to IEC 61508 industrial safety standards, or similar standards such as medical, automotive, or avionics
Technical knowledge in at least one of: wireless, networking, or closed-loop control systems
Experience generating automated metrics to measure quality, effectiveness, or consistency
Clear written communication — able to translate technically complex issues into simple, easy-to-understand concepts
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, MA, N.Reading - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
