What are the responsibilities and job description for the Embedded Firmware/Systems Engineer position at Oxford Global Resources?
Title: Embedded Firmware/Systems Engineer
Location: Alpharetta, GA (could do hybrid onsite every other week or 100% onsite)
Start date: 6/22
Duration: 4-6 months (potential temp-to-perm)
Overtime expectation: Not expected
Drug Screen required: No
Background Check required: Yes
Product/Project: Tablet based system for Aerospace and Defense applications
Summary: Our client is seeking an experienced Embedded Firmware / Systems Engineer to take ownership of a tablet-based subsystem and drive completion of remaining development, integration, and validation activities. This role will focus on firmware updates for a PIC microcontroller, Linux-based system validation, PXE boot infrastructure setup, and production test development. The ideal candidate is hands-on, comfortable working across hardware and software boundaries, and capable of troubleshooting complex system-level issues in a fast-paced environment.
Required Skills:
- Strong experience with embedded firmware development, especially low-level systems programming
- Bare-metal experience with PIC controllers (client is using PIC18 and PIC12 on the board)
- C/C experience
- Experience working in Linux environments (RedHat/RHEL and/or Ubuntu)
- Hands-on experience with hardware validation, system integration, and troubleshooting
- Experience configuring and working with PXE boot environments or something similar
- Ability to debug across hardware, firmware, and OS layers
- Experience developing test procedures and technical documentation
Bonus skills (not required):
- Mixed-signal circuit design, schematic capture, or related hardware design experience
- Experience with USB HID / keyboard emulation firmware
- Background working with Intel-based embedded systems or motherboards
- Experience setting up production test infrastructure or manufacturing test environments
- Familiarity with SDRL documentation and regulated development environments
- Experience supporting bring-up of tablet or custom embedded platforms
Salary : $80 - $95