RF Firmware Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the firmware development for innovative RF hardware platforms that enhance LMI mesh networking products.

• Collaborate with external hardware design companies to incorporate the Texas Instruments CC1200 transceiver into advanced hardware designs.

• Create, modify, and maintain embedded firmware to optimize RF transceiver functionalities and radio performance.

• Design and implement RF communication protocols, device drivers, and hardware abstraction layers.

• Assist in hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, and validation of both prototype and production hardware.

• Diagnose RF performance challenges utilizing spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and RF testing equipment.

• Work alongside hardware, firmware, cybersecurity, and systems engineering teams throughout the entire product lifecycle.

• Facilitate firmware verification, develop manufacturing tests, and ensure production readiness.

• Engage in field testing, customer demonstrations, and deployment initiatives.

• Generate technical documentation for firmware architecture, integration processes, testing, and manufacturing procedures.

• Participate in design reviews and offer technical expertise on RF system architecture and implementation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM field.

• Over 8 years of experience in embedded firmware development using C/C++.

• Proven experience in developing firmware for RF transceivers or wireless communication systems.

• Background in integrating RF chipsets into embedded hardware platforms.

• Strong knowledge of SPI, UART, I2C, GPIO, interrupts, and embedded peripherals.

• Proficiency in debugging embedded systems using JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and RF testing equipment.

• Experience collaborating with external hardware vendors and cross-functional engineering teams.

• U.S. citizenship with the capacity to obtain a Secret security clearance.

• Candidates must fulfill eligibility requirements for a U.S. Government security clearance.

• An active Secret or Top Secret security clearance is preferred.

• Experience with the Texas Instruments CC1200 transceiver or comparable sub-GHz RF devices is desirable.

• Familiarity with mesh networking or low-power wireless communication systems is preferred.

• Knowledge of BLE, LoRa, 802.15.4, or proprietary RF protocols is advantageous.

• Experience in supporting DoD or government technology programs is a plus.

• Understanding of secure communications, cryptographic key management, and secure firmware development is beneficial.

• Experience in supporting manufacturing tests and production transitions is desirable.

• Willingness to travel approximately 20–30% to customer sites, integration events, hardware design reviews, manufacturing partners, and field testing activities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salaried position with high fringe benefits/full-time employment.

• Commitment to equal employment opportunity.

• Accommodations for disabilities during the application process.