Firmware Engineer
Description:
Position: Systems Engineer IV
Location: Kirkland,WA
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Onsite
Pay Rate: $ 95.71-95.71/ Hourly
Overview
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. We are a community of 50 million who think—and feel—differently about investing. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests. Since our founding in 1975, helping investors achieve their goals has been our main reason for existence. At Client, we’re built differently. Our client is investor-owned, meaning that we’re owned by our funds, which are owned by our fund shareholder clients. Therefore, your success adds to ours, so you’re surrounded by people who care about the same things. With no other parties to answer to, we make decisions—including keeping investing costs as low as possible—with your needs in mind. Because of our unique structure, your goals align with our goals.
Job Description
We're looking for a hands-on Systems Engineer with a background in the requirements management, design for manufacturing, hardware/software development for hardware test.
Key job responsibilities
This is a role for a highly collaborative individual who will help us with optimizing for high volume production and meeting cross discipline requirements. We are looking for an outstanding engineer who combines superb technical and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively:
Lead the development test system validation
Lead software/hardware integration testing
Lead innovative software/firmware/hardware architectures and flows for multiple manufacturing test lines
Lead review and analysis on data using tools such as MATLAB, Python, or similar.
Support and organize the release of the software and hardware system documents through gate reviews
Investigate and troubleshoot yield issues during prototype and production builds
Write status and/or build reports for cross-functional review
Drive and prioritize execution of system test campaigns
Design and develop software/scripting test setups and supporting hardware for various subsystem validation of the satellite bus.
Identify and analyze the cross-functional tradeoffs between design alternatives, including impact on performance, schedule, cost, risk, complexity, and scale.
Drive cross-functional schedules, test requirements, specifications and limits with the hardware development team
Work concurrently with the design engineers to provide design for testability (DFT) feedback throughout the design process
Support production and integration efforts for hardware subsystems.
Define test strategy, implement and optimize test setup/processes at the CM including design and qualification of test fixtures, test equipment, and test software
Develop procedures, preventative maintenance plans, and troubleshooting guides to support production
Develop and communicate system integration and evaluation strategies and plans in support of program learning, technical risk reduction, verification, and validation
Interested and able to travel domestically and internationally
A day in the life
You will tackle challenging, novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at the client in different locations.
You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven't been solved before.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
Prefer Experience with Linux/Unix
Prefer Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
Bachelor’s or Associates Degree in Computer Science or related field or relevant work experience
Experience joint hardware/firmware development; partnering with software engineers to bring-up and test new hardware designs
Familiarity with vacuum systems, high-voltage testing, and environmental testing (thermal, vibration, EMI).
Experience with creating Design of Experiments
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities while ensuring high-quality execution.
Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to explain complex concepts and designs to colleagues across disciplines
Candidate Requirements
REQUIRED SKILLS
Experience joint hardware/firmware development; partnering with software engineers to bring-up and test new hardware designs
Familiarity with vacuum systems, high-voltage testing, and environmental testing (thermal, vibration, EMI).
Experience with creating Design of Experiments
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities while ensuring high-quality execution.
Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to explain complex concepts and designs to colleagues across disciplines
Years of Experience: 5 year
Degree or Certification: Bachelor’s or Associates Degree in Computer Science or related field or relevant work experience
Leadership Principle: Customer Obsession, Learn and Be Curious, Dive Deep, Clear communication
Top 3 must-have hard skills
automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
Language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
Experience joint hardware/firmware development
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.