Puesto: Senior Firmware Engineer

Fecha de la oferta: 19/02/2024

Nombre de la empresa: PAL Robotics

Sede central en: España

Ubicación de la empresa

País: España

Provincia: Barcelona

Descripción de la oferta

Puesto vacante: Senior Firmware Engineer

País: España

Provincia: Barcelona

Lugar del trabajo: Barcelona

Sector: Investigación y desarrollo

Nivel: Especialista

Número de vacantes: 1

Descripción de la oferta:

At PAL Robotics, we are committed to pushing the boundaries of robotics technology and creating innovative solutions that have a real-world impact. We are currently in search of a skilled and driven Firmware Engineer. The ideal candidate should possess a minimum of 4 years of experience in firmware development for embedded systems, along with a robust grasp of microcontroller and microprocessor programming. In this role, you will collaborate closely with our engineering team to conceptualize, develop, and refine the firmware powering our robotic systems.

Duties and responsibility

Design, develop, and implement embedded firmware for custom electronic boards used in robotics platforms, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and scalability.

Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers, software developers, and researchers, to achieve seamless integration of firmware with the overall system.

Implement and optimize communication protocols, including EtherCAT, to facilitate seamless data exchange between components within the system.

Integrate embedded middleware solutions like Quantum Leaps to enhance task scheduling, event-driven architecture, and overall system performance.

Conduct thorough testing and debugging of firmware, and actively participate in code reviews to maintain a high-quality codebase.

Identify opportunities for optimization and improvement in firmware architecture, algorithms, and codebase.

Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends to drive continuous innovation in firmware development.

Define specifications, generate project documentation and reports.

Requisitos

Estudios mínimos: Ingeniero Superior

Experiencia mínima: >5 años

Requisitos mínimos:

Required skills: 

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.

Proven experience 4+ years in firmware development for embedded systems, with proficiency in C/C++ programming languages.

Strong understanding of microcontroller architectures, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and hardware-software interfaces.

Expertise in debugging and troubleshooting hardware-related issues.

Experience with implementation of communication protocols (e.g., UART, SPI, I2C) for reliable data exchange between components within the system

Experience with Texas Instruments and/or STM32 microcontrollers for applications such as electric motor control, sensor processing, power management and bootloader.

Knowledge of EtherCAT and CAN communication protocol and experience in its implementation.

Experience with Linux OS, version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD tools.

Language skills (Spanish and English)

Desired skills and experience

Prior experience in robotics or autonomous systems is highly advantageous.

Proven expertise in developing motor control firmware, including field-oriented control (FOC), to achieve precise and efficient control of BLDC motor systems.

Familiarity with static code analysis tools, unit testing and hardware in the loop testing techniques applied to firmware development.

Experience with embedded middleware solutions like Quantum Leaps for task scheduling and event-driven architecture.

Graphical interface development with Qt library.

Contrato

Tipo de contrato: Indefinido

Jornada laboral: Completa

Horario: Flexible

Salario (€ brutos/año): A negociar

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