Embedded Firmware/Systems Engineer

Title: Embedded Firmware/Systems Engineer

Location: Alpharetta, GA (could do hybrid onsite every other week or 100% onsite)

Start date: 6/22

Duration: 3-6 months (potential temp-to-perm)

Overtime expectation: Not expected

Drug Screen required: No

Background Check required: Yes

Product/Project: Tablet based system for Aerospace and Defense applications

Summary: Our client is seeking an experienced Embedded Firmware / Systems Engineer to take ownership of a tablet-based subsystem and drive completion of remaining development, integration, and validation activities. This role will focus on firmware updates for a PIC microcontroller, Linux-based system validation, PXE boot infrastructure setup, and production test development. The ideal candidate is hands-on, comfortable working across hardware and software boundaries, and capable of troubleshooting complex system-level issues in a fast-paced environment.

Required Skills:

• Strong experience with embedded firmware development, especially low-level systems programming
• Bare-metal experience with PIC controllers (client is using PIC18 and PIC12 on the board)
• C/C++ experience
• Experience working in Linux environments (RedHat/RHEL and/or Ubuntu)
• Hands-on experience with hardware validation, system integration, and troubleshooting
• Experience configuring and working with PXE boot environments or something similar
• Ability to debug across hardware, firmware, and OS layers
• Experience developing test procedures and technical documentation

Bonus skills (not required):

• Mixed-signal circuit design, schematic capture, or related hardware design experience
• Experience with USB HID / keyboard emulation firmware
• Background working with Intel-based embedded systems or motherboards
• Experience setting up production test infrastructure or manufacturing test environments
• Familiarity with SDRL documentation and regulated development environments
• Experience supporting bring-up of tablet or custom embedded platforms