The GigaGrid Platform team within Endeavour has an exciting opportunity for a Firmware Engineer. In this position you will work directly with the research & development group and participate in firmware development cycles across all product lines for GigaGrid’s product suite. We are looking for an innovator and leader who will help shape the cutting-edge, distributed, Internet-of-things application stack design at GigaGrid.

The Firmware Engineer needs to be agile, professional, and comfortable in a rapidly changing environment. The right person is trustworthy with confidential information, highly organized, self-motivated, has excellent communication skills, can think strategically, and works well independently and within a team. GigaGrid values efficiency and strives to maintain smooth operations.

• Architect and design robust and real-time embedded software and firmware for utility, power, and telecom equipment for distributed IoT applications
• Develop networking firmware and APIs for distributed embedded systems and electrical power products
• Optimize code performance and robustness
• Implement, test, and troubleshoot firmware/embedded software on hardware prototypes
• Collaborate in firmware development tasks with the software team
• Work closely with the hardware & systems engineering teams to support product development, documentation, test procedures and maintenance cycles
• Plan and perform firmware/embedded software update, version control, and diagnostics
• Help validate firmware/embedded software for hardware prototypes
• Participate in design reviews and brainstorming
• Take ownership of designs, and manage individual tasks, deadlines, and deliverables
• Travel for 5-10% of the time

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent, (preferred).
• 2-5 years of experience in embedded firmware/software development, real-time controls, system software for embedded electronics, networking equipment, robotics, or equivalent.
• Experience with –
            - Microcontrollers, Micro-Processors, DSP, and standard peripheral components
            - SPI, CAN, RS-232, EMIF, EDMA, HPI, I2C, serial UART, and similar protocols
            - High speed external memory interfaces like eMMCs, DDR3 and interconnects like PCIe, ethernet
               switches etc.
            - Embedded peripherals like Programmable Real-Time Unit and Industrial communication
               subsystems (PRU-ICSS), ADCs, DACs, RTC, etc.
            - TCP/IP, Modbus, DNP3, WebSocket and other communication protocols.
            - Short-range and other IoT networking protocols like Bluetooth/BLE, Zigbee, Wi-Fi, LoRa,
               ISM-band RF, etc.

• Multi-core systems, ARM-Cortex A series Micro-Processor units (MPUs).
• Experience in developing boot manager and boot loader systems.
• Hands on experience with embedded Linux based systems.
• Familiarity with TI CCS Platform and similar IDEs.

• Strong skills in computer networks and API development
• Strong skills in real-time, embedded software architecture, and C/C++ programming
• Deep understanding of real-time operating systems on multi-core platforms, inter-core communication, data exchange and interrupts
• Proven track record of developing modular and maintainable code
• Ability to test and troubleshoot the code on physical hardware prototypes
• Experience in developing code in an agile, production environment
• Ability to interface with cloud and backend developers to develop networking solutions for embedded systems
• Collaborate and communicate complex technical concepts
• Ability to read electrical schematics
• Proficient in documentation of software code
• Work in a dynamic, diverse, and multicultural, and cross-functional team
• Knowledge of version control (Git)
• Experience with OTA and remote firmware updates and building CI/CD pipelines for embedded products
• Knowledge of Yocto build configurations and custom Linux distributions
• Experience with distributed databases

Endeavour is taking on global challenges, and to create the appropriate global solutions is not easy. Our teams work extremely hard because we believe in Endeavour’s mission: to guarantee clean water and renewable energy to everyone, everywhere by decentralizing infrastructure, developing new technologies, & deploying energy, water, and waste treatment solutions that are more profitable than those that currently exist. We are a group of passionate change-makers who want to leave the world better than the way we found it. Endeavour prides itself on hiring talented, highly motivated people because that’s what our mission requires. There is a strong sense of camaraderie between good-natured people who bring their A-game to work every day to make a difference. To work at Endeavour is to know that you are part of something special—something bigger than yourself.

Today, we’re deploying solutions that are immediately scalable and profitable, including EV charging, data center cooling, and waste to fuel systems. As we look to the future, Endeavour intends to remain at the forefront of innovation, taking on grander challenges based on the needs of our clients and of local economies. We hope that our Sustainable Habitat for Innovation with a Purpose (SHIP) will be a model that inspires people and businesses to #jointhejourney so that together we can combine the best of what technology and the natural world can offer to ensure a regenerative/sustainable world for generations to come.