Firmware Engineer – Junior

Job Title: Firmware Engineer – Junior
Job ID: 87029
Location: Abbotsford, British Columbia

Overview:
Our client is a well-established Canadian manufacturer of specialized industrial equipment used in demanding environments such as energy, heavy industry, aerospace, mining, and manufacturing. They are investing in the next generation of their product platform and are growing their firmware engineering team to support new development initiatives. The underlying role is a senior embedded firmware position within a multidisciplinary engineering environment, and the broader hiring plan includes expansion across junior, intermediate, and senior levels. This is a hands-on embedded firmware role for a senior engineer who enjoys working close to the hardware and contributing to real products. You will help design, develop, debug, and deploy firmware for new products, product enhancements, and custom solutions. You will work alongside cross-functional engineering teams and play a key role in building high-quality, high-performance embedded systems. The source JD describes responsibilities spanning embedded software design, troubleshooting, documentation, cross-functional collaboration, and mentorship for junior peers at the senior level.

What you will be doing:

Design and develop embedded firmware for new and existing products

Contribute to both system-level and firmware-level design efforts

Debug, troubleshoot, and verify firmware and system implementations

Translate product and engineering requirements into practical firmware solutions

Break down higher-level architectures into lower-level firmware components

Collaborate with hardware and multidisciplinary engineering teams

Create and maintain design documentation

Support firmware best practices, coding standards, and development processes

Mentor junior team members where appropriate

What you must have:

Firmware development experience

2+ years C/C++ experience in embedded environments

Experience with RTOS-based development such as FreeRTOS

Experience with Linux-based embedded systems, ideally including environments such as Yocto

Solid understanding of microcontrollers, SoCs, and peripherals

Experience debugging embedded systems

Familiarity with communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, and TCP/IP

Ability to read and interpret electronic schematics

Experience using tools such as debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and IDEs

Familiarity with source control, testing, and full software development lifecycle practices

Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

Nice to have:

Bluetooth or Wi-Fi firmware integration

Bootloaders

DSP or fixed-point math

Motor control algorithms

FPGA / HDL exposure

Agile / Scrum experience

Salary/Rate Range: $80,000 – $90,000

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. If you are selected to move forward in the process, we will contact you directly. If you do not hear from us, we encourage you to continue visiting our website for other roles that may be a good fit.

Compensation: $80,000 – $90,000/yr

Location: Abbotsford, BC

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