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Embedded Software Engineer

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Schedule: Monday–Friday, Onsite | 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

Duration: 12-Month W2 Contract with Possible Extensions or Contract-to-Hire

Pay Rate: $62/hour

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware for advanced hardware and connected device systems. This role requires strong hands-on experience with Embedded C, ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers, RTOS/bare-metal firmware, and low-power wireless communication protocols.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in wireless embedded systems, firmware architecture, debugging, security, and close collaboration with hardware and RF engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded firmware for hardware-based products.
• Develop bare-metal and RTOS-based firmware using Embedded C.
• Work with ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers and interrupt-driven architectures.
• Develop and support peripheral interfaces including DMA, timers, watchdogs, GPIO, UART, SPI, and I2C.
• Design and maintain bootloaders and firmware update mechanisms.
• Support secure and wireless OTA firmware updates.
• Debug embedded systems using tools such as J-Link, SWD, and GDB.
• Develop low-power firmware solutions for battery-powered and connected devices.
• Design and support wireless communication, mesh networking, and low-power sensor networks.
• Work with RF and hardware engineers to troubleshoot system-level issues.
• Support firmware architecture, state machines, event-driven systems, and hardware abstraction layers.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, CI/CD, and firmware documentation.
• Support product security through secure boot, firmware signing, key provisioning, encrypted communications, and secure credential storage.
• Assist with debugging, RF performance optimization, EMC/EMI troubleshooting, and certification activities as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Strong hands-on experience with Embedded C.
• Experience developing bare-metal and/or RTOS-based firmware.
• Strong experience with ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers.
• Experience with interrupt-driven embedded architectures.
• Hands-on experience with common embedded interfaces including UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO, DMA, timers, and watchdogs.
• Experience with embedded debugging tools and techniques.
• Experience with bootloaders and firmware update systems.
• Understanding of low-power embedded system design.
• Experience with wireless communication protocols and connected devices.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with hardware and engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Z-Wave, proprietary sub-GHz protocols, mesh networking, or low-power wireless sensor networks.
• Experience with wireless OTA firmware updates and RF coexistence.
• Experience with Silicon Labs wireless platforms, SDKs, or development tools.
• Experience with custom protocol development or MAC/PHY-level modifications.
• Knowledge of secure boot, firmware signing, encrypted OTA updates, secure pairing, authentication, and replay protection.
• Experience with modular firmware architecture and event-driven design.
• Experience using Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and hardware abstraction layers.
• RF knowledge, including antenna and layout considerations, RF sensitivity, link budgets, sub-GHz propagation, and EMC/EMI troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with spectrum analyzers, VNAs, or other RF test equipment.
• Experience supporting products in smart home, HVAC, industrial, IoT, access control, or infrastructure environments.

Key Skills

Embedded C, ARM Cortex-M, RTOS, Bare-Metal Firmware, Wireless Embedded Systems, Z-Wave, Sub-GHz, Mesh Networking, OTA Updates, Bootloaders, UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO, DMA, Low-Power Firmware, Embedded Debugging, Secure Boot, Firmware Security, RF Systems, Git, CI/CD, Hardware Integration

Pride Global offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Pride Global and its affiliates are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Pride Global and its affiliates are a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.