Firmware Engineer (ACI)

Overview

Design, prototype, build, and test embedded vehicle firmware for autonomous vehicles.

Key Responsibilities

• test frameworks
• real‑time optimization
• embedded firmware
• firmware prototyping
• team collaboration

Tasks

-Develop testing frameworks and harnesses. -Evaluate and optimize real-time applications. -Design and build embedded vehicle firmware. -Prototype and test production firmware. -Collaborate with software, hardware, and mechanical engineers.

Requirements

• c/c++
• rtos
• arm cortex
• spi
• debugging
• bachelor's

What You Bring

-Low-level debugging expertise. -Familiarity with electronics test equipment and hardware debugging tools. -Experience in writing device drivers. -Experience with safety-critical systems and processes compliant with standards like ISO and ASPICE. -Strong knowledge of communication protocols, including SPI, UART, CAN, TCP/UDP, and UDS. -Experience with 32-bit microcontrollers, especially ARM Cortex M7 and NXP S32G or S32K. -Experience with RTOS environments, especially FreeRTOS/SafeRTOS. -Bachelor's or higher degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent. -Experience in writing low-level firmware for resource-constrained embedded systems. -Proficiency in C or C++ programming. -Experience with time synchronization protocols such as PTP. -Understand functional safety and security standards for autonomous vehicles.

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Benefits

-Employee Assistance Program -Short and long-term disability -Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) -Medical, dental & vision -Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) -Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital -Health Spending Account (HSA) -Transportation benefits -401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

About Actalent

-Born in July 2021 by merging Aerotek’s engineering & sciences arm with EASi, Actalent emerged as a focused engineering-and-science partner. -Backed by Allegis Group, it drives scale and speed to market via contract, managed, and technical services. -Headquartered in Maryland with global reach, it deploys specialized teams across North America, Europe, and APAC on Fortune 500 projects. -Typical engagements span EV design, vaccine development, lab services, clinical research, and infrastructure systems. -Expertise covers a wide spectrum: aerospace, defense, healthcare, manufacturing, software systems, environmental and civil engineering.

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