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Senior Firmware Engineer, Manufacturing Test

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $146,000–$146,000🗓 2026-09-19 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop low-level firmware and software for manufacturing test platforms to interact with defense products at the lowest levels (I2C, SPI, CAN, UART, USB) and automate test execution.

Role type

Senior Firmware Engineer (Manufacturing Test)

Builds

Automated test solutions, host/client verification code, and data acquisition tools for embedded Linux, NIX, and RTOS platforms.

Domain

Defense technology / Embedded Systems / Manufacturing Automation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

C coding for embedded systems, microcontroller integration with analog/digital sensors, bare-metal/RTOS/embedded Linux development, board bring up and debugging, bus protocols (USB, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet), data acquisition and analysis

Preferred skills

Low/high-speed interface bring up and debug, FFT/Bode/control loops fundamentals, specific microcontroller cores (ARM, AVR, MSP430, PIC), JTAG/SWD/Oscilloscope/Logic analyzer debugging

Technologies

Embedded Linux, RTOS, C, I2C, SPI, CAN, UART, USB, SSH, gRPC, JTAG, SWD

Responsibilities

Develop firmware for microcontroller platforms interfacing with robots or control algorithms; build device-side validation capabilities; debug issues spanning electrical, firmware, and software boundaries; create automated test and failure analysis SOPs; engage in DFT/DFM reviews.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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