Location: Ottawa, ON

Employment Type: Permanent/Full-Time

Job Title: Firmware Manager

About the Role

As the Firmware Manager, you will have the opportunity to work with an awesome group of R&D gurus in the areas of firmware, electronics, mechanical, software, systems and sensor engineering along with oceanographers. As the leader of a small team of technical experts, you must be dedicated, an effective communicator, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. As the manager of our embedded firmware team, you will need to be a hands-on problem solver who has the ability to work independently, take responsibility, and produce high-quality software.

What You'll Do:

• Define and support the design and development of embedded firmware applications
• Implement and adhere to software development methodologies
• Implement and maintain software versioning and revision control
• Analyze trade-offs in the system design to meet conflicting requirements
• Own and drive the execution end to end while maintaining schedule compliance
• Keep abreast of industry changes in software engineering technologies, processes and disciplines
• Translate design specifications into system designs and implementation, participate in design and code reviews
• Contribute your expertise to overall software design architecture and feature design
• Work with hardware and software groups to translate requirements into working designs
• Participate in concept development for new products and projects
• Focus on the management of the technical aspects of the work/projects
• Provide direction, instruction, and guidance to the team
• Be accountable for the overall firmware projects and technical performance of the firmware team
• Provide input into the development, evaluation, and goal setting of the team/individuals
• Organize technical training and coach the team for career development and progression
• Schedule work assignments and projects

What You Bring:

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
• 10+ years of low-level C firmware work experience in the following disciplines
• Developing software in C and assembly
• Troubleshooting and debugging using JTAG tools, IDE, logic analyzer and oscilloscope
• Interfaces such as RS232, SPI, I2C, USB and WiFi
• Low power micro-controllers, ARM Cortex and MSP430 preferred
• Coding for a pre-emptive RTOS for micro-controllers such as FreeRTOS
• 4+ years of experience managing high performing engineering teams
• Ability to multi-task and work in a cross-functional team
• Operate well in a high-paced, innovative work environment
• Well versed in helping others push past their own boundaries
• Extensive knowledge of embedded development best practices and tools
• Creative problem solver who is not afraid to push not only their own boundaries but the teams as well

Nice to Haves:

• The ability to read, understand, and annotate electronic schematics including digital, mixed-signal, and analog devices
• Experience developing high performance, low power battery operated equipment
• Experience developing calibrated scientific sensors
• Experience with Atlassian Confluence and Jira environments for documentation and task management

Why Join?

• Electric vehicle incentive of up to $10,000 - plus on-site charging stations
• A wide range of employee well-being initiatives
• $200 annual fitness reimbursement program
• Work from wherever Wednesdays
• Friday lunches (on us)!
• Corporate fitness membership program
• Employee recognition program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Competitive vacation, pay, and benefits
• 20 days of annual vacation, plus time off between Christmas Day and New Year's Day
• Immediate comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, etc.)
• Competitive market salary
• RRSP contribution matching
• Referral program for new hires