UST Malaysia Hiring! Full Time Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer – Power Electronics in Pulau Pinang - Ricebowl

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer (4-6 years) to design, develop, test, and maintain firmware solutions for advanced power electronics and power conversion systems. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in embedded C programming, microcontroller architectures, real-time operating systems (RTOS), device driver development, and firmware security. Experience with power converter topologies, digital control systems, and simulation tools is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

Firmware Development

• Design, develop, and optimize embedded firmware using C for real-time power electronic applications.
• Develop startup code, linker scripts, interrupt service routines (ISR), and low-level hardware interfaces.
• Implement and maintain RTOS-based applications including task scheduling, synchronization mechanisms, queues, semaphores, and timers.
• Develop and enhance device drivers and middleware components.

Hardware Integration

• Work closely with hardware teams to integrate firmware with embedded platforms.
• Develop firmware interfaces for peripherals including: GPIO, PWM, ADC, I2C, SPI, UART
• Support board bring-up, debugging, and hardware validation activities.

Testing & Verification

• Develop and execute unit and integration tests.
• Perform firmware verification and validation activities throughout the development lifecycle.
• Utilize automated test frameworks and test tools to improve product quality.

Debugging & Troubleshooting

• Diagnose and resolve firmware and system-level issues using:
• JTAG/SWD debuggers
• Oscilloscopes
• Logic analyzers
• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.

Development Process & Collaboration

• Participate in Agile software development processes.
• Manage source code using Git and contribute to CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware, systems engineering, quality, and manufacturing.

Security & Product Lifecycle

• Implement embedded security features including: Secure boot, Cryptographic, Functions, Key management, OTA (Over-the-Air) firmware updates
• Ensure firmware complies with reliability, security, and lifecycle requirements.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's or Master's degree in: Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science

Technical Skills:

Embedded Systems

• Strong proficiency in Embedded C programming.
• Experience with bare-metal firmware development.
• Solid understanding of RTOS concepts and implementation.
• Knowledge of ARM Cortex-M and/or RISC-V architectures.

Microcontrollers & Peripherals

• Hands-on experience developing firmware for: GPIO, PWM, ADC, I2C, SPI, UART

Testing & Debugging

• Unit testing and integration testing experience.
• Strong debugging skills using hardware debugging tools.
• Experience with system troubleshooting and performance optimization.

Development Tools

• Git version control.
• CI/CD workflows and automated build systems.
• Embedded IDEs and development environments.

Security

• Embedded cybersecurity concepts.
• Secure firmware lifecycle management.
• OTA update mechanisms and secure boot implementation.

Preferred Qualifications

Power Electronics Knowledge

• Understanding of DC-DC power converter topologies.
• Knowledge of digital power control techniques.
• Familiarity with power conversion system architectures.

Modeling & Simulation

• Experience with: MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS
• Development and validation of control algorithms for power converters.

Validation & HIL

• Experience with: Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing, real-time simulation environments, Control system verification and validation