Firmware Engineer

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This role is responsible for driving design, development, and debugging of embedded software/firmware for hardware, ensuring efficient and reliable operation. The role collaborates with hardware engineers to integrate software and firmware with hardware components, ensuring seamless communication and functionality. The role works closely with software developers, hardware engineers, quality assurance, and product managers to deliver high-quality products.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop reliable, cost-effective, and high-quality firmware solutions for HP Print products.
• Design enhancements, updates, and innovations for subsystems of embedded software running on Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS).
• Implement coding, programming, and integration activities based on product objectives and overall system architecture.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to integrate firmware with hardware components and ensure seamless system functionality.
• Write and execute testing plans, protocols, and documentation for assigned software and firmware components.
• Identify, debug, and resolve application and firmware issues through root-cause analysis and implementation of robust solutions.
• Analyze performance, memory utilization, and power consumption profiles and implement optimizations.
• Investigate field issues and deliver reliable corrective actions and long-term fixes.
• Collaborate and communicate with management, internal teams, and outsourced development partners regarding software design status, project progress, and issue resolution.
• Work closely with architects, hardware engineers, software developers, quality assurance teams, and product managers to ensure requirements and specifications are clearly defined.
• Evaluate and apply AI-assisted software development and engineering tools when they can improve productivity, code quality, testing, debugging, documentation, or engineering workflows while meeting applicable security and intellectual property requirements.
• Act as a contributing team member by providing technical analysis, recommendations, and support for team objectives.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging firmware technologies and recommend opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement.

Impact & Scope

Impacts multiple teams and may act as a team or project leader providing direction to team activities and facilitating information validation and team decision-making processes.

Complexity

Responds to moderately complex issues within established guidelines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or another related discipline, or equivalent work experience and demonstrated competence.
• 4+ years of experience in firmware development, embedded software engineering, or a related field, or an advanced degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.

Required Knowledge & Skills

• Strong programming skills in C and C++.
• Experience developing firmware and embedded software solutions.
• Understanding of firmware and hardware design principles.
• Experience or understanding of firmware development tools, programming environments, and debugging techniques.
• Working knowledge of Linux and operating systems concepts.
• Understanding of Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), including multithreading and multitasking concepts.
• Experience with software debugging, testing methodologies, and tools such as Google Test.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and development tools such as Jira.
• Experience using Git or other version control systems.
• Understanding of Python scripting is beneficial.
• Knowledge of algorithms, software engineering, and new product development processes.
• Familiarity with ARM processors, board support packages (BSPs), and low-level device drivers is considered a plus.
• Ability to analyze system performance, memory utilization, and power optimization opportunities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across global and cross-functional teams.
• Passion for research, innovation, and product development in a collaborative environment.

Required Cross-Org Skills

• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity

Benefits
The pay range for this role is $105,050 to $161,800 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including;
• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
• 11 paid holidays
• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Disclaimer

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

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