Your Impact

In this role, you will be on the front line of the user experience. Wearing, and operating the same equipment life saving officers put on each morning. Your impact will be ensuring that every new feature update is rigorously tested, and existing operations are performing up to the specification; while creating a documentation source to meet internal audit standards, and enforcing the quality first mentality into every release.

What You'll Do

Location: On-Site, Scottsdale HQ; with some travel expected between Phoenix locations (<25%).
Reports to: Director, Firmware Engineering
Direct Reports: None

• As a Firmware Engineer I, work with Senior Developers to develop drivers, middleware libraries and low level board support abstractions.
• Learn from existing team members on a “hands on” role where operation of De-Escalation Devices will be required, so this position will involve operation of firearms and Conductive Energy Weapons (CEWs) on site at HQ within designated spaces.
• Work closely with Hardware, Electrical, Quality, Validation, and Manufacturing groups within Black Box, and product assembly locations.
• Write test coverage against shared libraries of modular code, implementation of features, or small task/bug work outstanding on the team board, gradually taking small ownership of small projects under consideration in the R&D phase of prototype development.
• Use of Git for version control under a Branching workflow, maintain libraries consumed by multiple products.
• Implement code which aligns with the team standards, and meets industry standards towards SOLID design.
• Contribute to multiple products from early R&D to released products while supporting Senior members, aiding in development designs and assist in architectural discussions.
• Performing execution of a set of known test, sequences, and configuration of operations to confirm consistent, and expected operations as perceived by the customer while performing ‘Test Scenarios’ for data capture, review, and characterization.
• Operation of measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes in capturing and compare waveform signals, and Logic Analyzer tools in capture of system operations.
• Use and improve internally created software tools to assist in the development and support of CEW products by Cross-Functional teams
• Gather experience in the full product system workflow from updates, operation, data capture, upload, and the presentation within the evidence.com ecosystem.
• Aid in the improvement of processes, legacy documentation, and meet conformity to existing/new release methods.

What You Bring

• Bachelor of Science : Engineering, Engineering Technologies
• Minimum years of experience :
• (0-2 ) years with BS or applicable military experience
• (5 ) years with in field experience
• Technically Experience with:
• Use of PC, IDEs, GNU, PowerShell, Etc.
• Microcontroller (MCU) or Microprocessor (MPU) development in C, C or Rust Programming Languages.
• Experience in Python, or similar scripting language.
• Experience with GIT, or similar version control systems.
• SOLID, Bare Metal development
• Familiar with reading Technical materials related to Components, Sensors, or Controller devices such as Datasheets, Command References, Products Briefs, Etc.
• Capable of reviewing materials related to hardware such as Schematics and Layout with tools like OrCad, EAGLE or similar
• This role allows for a direct interaction with legacy and new CEW products.
• Working with and on the extensive AXON library of products, it will give a high level exposure to various groups, and the opportunity for visible impacts into those cross functional teams.
• Direct contributions on system, both at the high and low level implementations of legacy, new, and in development products.
• Helping to create more accountability, transparency and traceability in the work done within AXON in the mission to Obsolete the Bullet and Protect Live.

Benefits that Benefit You

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• Learning & Development programs
• And yes, we have snacks in our offices

Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.

The Pay: Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. The starting base pay for this role is between USD 96,000 in the lowest geographic market and USD 184,000 in the highest geographic market. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, geographic market, and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit www.axon.com/careers/benefits (http://www.axon.com/careers/benefits).