Firmware Development Engineer Maia

Firmware Development Engineer
Maia
Maia, Porto District, Portugal

Firmware Development Engineer

Apply remote type Hybrid Working locations Maia, PT time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id 13756

This job will provide you with an opportunity to further your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world in a leading company within the test, measurement and data analytics industry. You will be a strong contributor collaborating closely with colleagues from various business functions.

At HBK, we live up to our three values: Be True, Own It and Aim High. We believe in absolute integrity – it’s how we win for stakeholders, the environment and each other. We believe in teamwork and keeping our promises – to ourselves and others. Finally, we believe in being bold and positive. This is how we perform at our best and achieve greater success.

The position

The Firmware Development Engineer position is open at HBK Fiber
Sensing in Maia, Portugal, a HBK company specialized in the development and production of advanced monitoring systems based on optical Fiber Bragg Grating technology. HBK Fiber
Sensing provides integrated solutions and
- leading expertise on Fiber Optic Sensing, with special focus on structural health monitoring.

We are looking for a
- driven Firmware Development Engineer professional to work on the design, development and implementation of firmware for fiber Bragg grating based optoelectronic DAQs. You will join our R&D department and will work in close cooperation with the analog, digital, firmware, software, mechanical and test design engineers locally as well remotely. You will support the full life cycle of the design phase, from concept through implementation and release including maintenance on active products.

We believe in teamwork, and we encourage each other to have open discussions and take ownership of our work. The role is based in our HBK Fiber
Sensing office and allows freedom under responsibility to structure and plan your daily work. This role can be hybrid remote or onsite.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or comparable through proven experience.
• Excellent knowledge of system programming language such as C and C++.
• Experience with Linux and embedded operating systems.
• Good insights into
  - time operating systems (RTOS).
• Experience with Altera, Modelsim or Tcl scripting.
• Familiar with version control systems (GIT, Azure Dev
  Ops, …)
• Excellent knowledge of coding techniques,
  - level interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, RS-232, RS-485), protocols and hardware peripherals.
• Deep understanding of digital electronics and architecture.
• Experience with digital signal processing like e. g. digital filtering, linearization, and scaling.
• Experience in
  - core processors (NIOS) is a plus.
• Fluent in English both written and spoken.

Skills

• Ability to work independently and in teams with colleagues from various business functions and locations.
• Fast learner and open to dive into different fields of applications.
• Excellent
  - solver, with creative and critical thinking.
• Positive attitude towards challenges and difficulties.
• Capacity to learn new skills, technologies, and domains as working on different products and projects.
• Ability to find and fix defects, solve problems, and deliver value to Customers.