Principal Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Job type
- Contract
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- Experience
- Minimum 15+ years of experience in embedded systems design and development.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Principal Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer
We are seeking a Principal Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer to own end-to-end embedded architecture and solutions for advanced optical devices. This is a one-year contract based in Ottawa, Ontario.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end embedded architecture and solutions from requirements and trade studies through hardware selection, software layering, interfaces, and release readiness.
- Define system architecture and implement hands-on solutions across MCUs, RTOS or bare-metal stacks, drivers, middleware, power management, boot/OTA, and security.
- Partner with hardware, architecture, and manufacturing teams to align schematics and data sheets, analyze scope traces and logic-analyzer results, and validate architecture assumptions on real hardware.
- Establish architecture standards and patterns, including coding guidelines, HAL/BSP structure, reusable platform layers, documentation, and design reviews.
- Lead technical decisions involving cost, performance, power, and time-to-market trade-offs; document rationale and present options to engineering leadership and stakeholders.
- Drive quality and reliability through debug strategy, diagnostics, failure analysis, environmental and stress considerations, and applicable industry standards.
- Mentor development and test engineers, guide design reviews, unblock critical issues, and raise team capability.
Skills & Experience
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with embedded software development experience.
- Minimum 15+ years of experience in embedded systems design and development.
- Deep understanding of RTOS, multithreaded software systems, operating-system concepts, and bare-metal development.
- Strong system-architecture ownership and architectural leadership experience.
- Experience with secure boot, cryptography, threat modeling, boot/OTA, and embedded security.
- Knowledge and experience with OTN standards and optical devices is preferred.
- Strong object-oriented design and design-pattern expertise.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple global sites and time zones.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Principal Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer at Myticas Consulting will design the embedded system architecture and build hands-on firmware across microcontrollers and operating systems. The role also works with hardware and manufacturing teams to validate designs and sets coding standards and guides the engineers on the team.
Requirements
Candidates need a computer science, electronics or electrical engineering degree and 15+ years of embedded systems experience. Strong RTOS, bare-metal, secure boot, OTA and architectural leadership skills are required, and OTN and optical device knowledge is preferred.
Skills
- RTOS
- bare-metal programming
- embedded C
- C++
- microcontroller firmware
- system architecture
- secure boot
- cryptography
- threat modeling
- OTA updates
- device drivers
- middleware
- power management
- HAL/BSP design
- object-oriented design
- design patterns
- logic analyzer
- oscilloscope
- debugging
- failure analysis
- hardware-software integration
- technical leadership
- mentoring
- design review
- OTN
Categories
- Technology
- Software
- Engineering
Keywords
- embedded software
- firmware engineer
- principal engineer
- RTOS
- bare-metal
- embedded architecture
- secure boot
- OTA
- cryptography
- threat modeling
- embedded security
- OTN
- optical devices
- photonics
- microcontroller
- MCU
- BSP
- HAL
- device drivers
- middleware
Seniority
Lead
Tools
- logic analyzer
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Computer Science
- Electronics
- Electrical Engineering