Firmware Design Engineer

HP is a leading global provider of products, technologies, solutions and services to consumers and business. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services, and imaging and printing. Our $4 billion annual R&D investment fuels the invention of products, solutions and new technologies so we can better serve customers and enter new markets. We invent, engineer and deliver technology solutions that drive business value, create social value and improve the lives of our customers.



Business Environment

Join our dynamic and exciting R&D product development group in Vancouver, Washington. We develop connectivity technologies for the HP industry-leading inkjet product lines focused on home and small business customers. This is a firmware development position reporting to a project manager in the R&D connectivity lab.

 

As a firmware design engineer you will be responsible for the design, development, maintenance, performance, testing, and quality for low-level Ethernet firmware for inkjet products. You will make design changes to firmware to support and validate a variety of ASICS. You will review requirements, specifications, and designs to ensure product quality and will develop and implement plans and tests to meet product quality and performance goals. This position requires strong team work with other engineers, including firmware, software, and hardware.

 

 



Education
Bachelor's (undergraduate), Master's (graduate), or Ph.D. (post graduate) degree in a technical discipline (e.g. computer science, information technology, engineering, math, physics, etc.)

Experience and knowledge
2-5 years of R&D development experience with embedded systems design and analytical ability to research technical issues and generate innovative and creative solutions.


Skills

 

Must have:
Software development and debugging skills

Embedded development with C programming language

Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS)
Fluency in English and local language (if applicable)


 

Highly desired:

Strong knowledge of Ethernet protocols

Familiarity with ASICS and low-level hardware drivers

Previous experience with ARM processors