Embedded Firmware Developer

Job Title: Embedded Firmware Developer

Location: 78 Innovation Drive, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Type of Workplace : Hybrid: in-office 4 days weekly

Company Summary

Grain and Protein Technologies is a global company of nearly 4,000 employees who develop technological solutions for farms under the brands GSI, AP, Cumberland, Tecno, and Cimbria.

Through products such as silos, grain drying and moving equipment, and connected controllers to improve animal welfare, the company's mission is to provide smart solutions to ensure sustainable agriculture.

Summary of Role and Responsibilities

As an embedded firmware developer, you will perform tasks related to the design, development, testing, and deployment of firmware.

Our team develops internet connected grain storage monitoring and conditioning products for farmers.

You will work within the Winnipeg engineering team on developing our GrainVue system, grain dryer controls, and related products.

This involves embedded microcontroller and Linux-based systems, wireless sensor networks, custom hardware platforms, and a variety of remote monitoring tools.

The solutions you help deploy will be relied on by farmers for critical operations to enhance their profitability.

By designing efficient, reliable, innovative, and user focused code, you'll improve system performance and help those farmers feed the world better.

Your Tasks:


* Designing and documenting solutions that meet project requirements


* Developing efficient, portable code


* Testing and debugging in lab and field environments


* Deploying firmware releases


* Monitoring performance


* Providing technical support for manufacturing and field operations


* Working alongside other firmware developers, participating in and improving code review and other development processes


* Collaborating with software developers and hardware engineers to design and test firmware features that meet end-to-end system needs


* Participating in our agile development process, including brief daily "standup" meetings, as well as bi-weekly sprint review and planning events

Your Qualifications:


* Bachelor of Science degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science


* Minimum of 3 years relevant experience developing, testing, and deploying embedded firmware

Your Skills:


* Proficiency in embedded C


* Bare metal programming


* Familiarity with RTOS (preferably FreeRTOS)


* Proficiency with Git


* Proficiency in test processes and debugging tools (e.g.

logic analyzer, oscilloscope)


* Ability to read electrical schematics and component datasheets


* Knowledge of communication protocols, including UART, SPI, I2C, and CAN bus

Other experience/skills that would be considered assets:


* IoT/end-node systems


* ARM architecture (Cortex M0+, M4)


* Embedded Linux


* Test automation and CI/CD workflows for firmware


* Python or other scripting ...