What We're Looking For
Analyzes, develops, designs, and maintains embedded software for the organization's products and systems. Develops testing and troubleshooting strategies, devices, and systems for firmware. Integrates firmware to maintain functionality, throughput, and consistency. Develops user documentation. Work may be reviewed for accuracy and overall adequacy. Follows established processes and directions.
This is a hybrid position working on-site at our corporate office located in Lincolnshire, IL for a minimum of 3 days a week.
Responsibilities
•Designs, develops, and tests on a variety of firmware assignments that constitute a portion of a larger project for the organization's Thermal printer products and solutions.
•Develops and tests documentation which describes the specific firmware functionality.
•Participates and provides some input in project code reviews.
•Runs software tests designed by more experienced engineers.
•Reviews test results and performs root cause analyses to identify problems.
•Provides recommendations and implements solutions to complex issues. Ensures compliance with quality processes and standards.
•Makes changes to or upgrades existing firmware. Enhance and improve existing technologies to apply to new solutions.
•Makes and implements recommendations to immediate team to enhance performance and improve productivity.
•Seeks out new tools to analyze and solve problems.
•Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
•Receives general instructions on routine work, new projects or assignments.
•May provide guidance to non-exempt personnel.
•Primary intra-organizational with occasional inter-organizational and external customer contacts on routine matters.
•Grow competency on wide range of Product framework, HALs, Linux Kernel drivers from Peripheral and Network communication, and real time controls.
•Develops positive relationships with other company functions involved in the design, test, and implementation processes.
Minimum Qualifications
•Bachelor's degree in engineering (Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering or related fields) with 2+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree in engineering (Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering or related fields) with no experience.
•Significant experience delivering platform product embedded firmware development.
•Proven experience in programming languages C/C++.
Preferred Qualifications
•Development experience in I2C, SPI, UART, USB, CAN, Modbus, WLAN, PWM, ADC, Bluetooth, Ethernet, and other Microcontroller peripherals.
•Good knowledge in the use of Oscilloscope, Bus analyzer, emulator and other firmware debugging tools.
•Familiar with electrical interface, schematic diagram, electronic component specification and datasheet.
•Good understanding of embedded RTOS and POSIX implementation including scheduling policy, synchronization methods, Interrupt Service Routine, external library integration, FileSystems, Memory allocation.
•Preferred experience with Stepper motor, network, MQTT, and security.
•Participate in Agile (SCRUM/KanBan) development process.
•Experience of prototype board bring up, bootloader development, ARMCC toolchain is a plus.
Pay Range
$86,080.00 - $129,120.00 Annual
Incentive Compensation
In addition to base pay, Zebra offers this role the opportunity to earn a performance-based annual cash incentive, at a target equal to 10% of base pay, in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan.
Benefits
Flexibility including hybrid work, adaptable hours, Summer Flex Fridays, Focus Fridays, and an annual companywide well-being day. Zebra Total Rewards includes healthcare, wellness, inclusion networks, continued learning and development offerings, community service days, insurances, compensation, parental leave, employee assistance program and paid time off offerings depending on the country where you work.
