Education: Bachelor's degree or related field
Experience: 2+ years
- Firmware Development for RC Electronics - Design, implement, and maintain embedded firmware for transmitters, receivers, ESCs, sensors, and other RC components. Develop features such as signal processing, failsafe behavior, telemetry decoding, and configuration logic.
- Hardware Integration - Work closely with electrical engineers to bring up new boards, validate interfaces, and ensure firmware and hardware operate seamlessly together.
- RF System Support - Collaborate with RF engineers to integrate firmware with RF modules, optimize control - link performance, and support antenna tuning and range - testing workflows.
- CAD & Documentation Support - Review schematics and PCB layouts to understand hardware interfaces and constraints. Provide firmware - specific input during design reviews.
- Testing & Debugging - Use oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and RF test equipment to debug issues, validate performance, and ensure reliability in real - world RC environments.
- Field & Bench Validation - Participate in controlled field tests with RC models to evaluate firmware behavior under realistic operating conditions.
- Continuous Improvement - Identify opportunities to improve firmware architecture, testing workflows, and product performance.
- Performs other duties as assigned within the scope of the position.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 2-5 years of experience developing embedded firmware in C or C++.
- Familiarity with microcontrollers, real - time systems, and low - level drivers (SPI, I²C, UART, PWM, ADC).
- Ability to read schematics and understand hardware interfaces.
- Experience debugging embedded systems using standard lab tools.
- Interest in RF - enabled consumer electronics or control systems.
- Experience with RC hobby products or similar consumer electronics.
- Familiarity with 2.4 GHz RC control systems or spread - spectrum protocols.
- Knowledge of basic RF concepts and how firmware interacts with RF hardware.
- Experience with bootloaders, over - the - air updates, or configuration utilities.
- Understanding of EMI/EMC considerations in embedded systems.
- Comfort with scripting languages (Python, etc.) for test automation.
- Ability to collaborate across hardware, firmware, and product teams
- Experience with Altium software for reviewing and completing circuit design reviews
- Enthusiasm for hands - on testing and iterative development
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