About this Principal Firmware Engineer role at Motorola Solutions
Company Overview
At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.
Department Overview
Avigilon Alta (Formerly Openpath), a Motorola Solution's Company, is a leader within the access control industry. Our access control solution makes businesses more secure with multi-factor authentication, enables a contactless entry experience and can be easily scaled and managed due to its cloud-based architecture.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Designing and developing highly reliable software for our internally-designed embedded systems as well as hardware interface services in the linux environment.
- Taking ownership of your code, including verification testing and writing documentation.
- Developing new features and existing packages in Python and Golang that run as system services in Debian on ARM devices
- Work with QA team to design, develop and execute test scripts for life cycle, unit and regression testing
- Work cross functionally with mobile, backend, hardware and firmware teams to develop new products
- Create and manage drivers for Linux based operating systems. Implement and test security communications protocols
- Work with customer support and other software teams as a technical resource for any customer issues and patch bugs as needed
- Support for internal and external manufacturing efforts for product quality control and bring up
- Work with a truly unique and driven team that comes from a diverse background of different hardware and software roles. Side conversations you'll encounter range from hacker cons and bluetooth exploits to flying airplanes and the finer points of Texas BBQ
Qualifications:
- 7+ years experience programming in C, or C++
- RTOS experience, including Zephyr and FreeRTOS
- Strong ability to analyze existing code and debug
- Working knowledge of CICD workflows and basic implementation principles
- Willingness to work autonomously
- Highly organized, can juggle competing priorities and tasks
- Familiarity with JIRA, Zendesk, and TestRail
- Willing to learn and share your knowledge with others
- Bachelors Degree
Target Base Salary Range: $150,000 - $200,000
Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.
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Basic Requirements
- 5+ years of experience programming in C or C++
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position.
Travel Requirements
Under 10%
Relocation Provided
None
Position Type
Experienced
Referral Payment Plan
NoOur U.S. Benefits include:
Incentive Bonus Plans
Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
401K with Company Match
10 Paid Holidays
Generous Paid Time Off Packages
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Paid Parental & Family Leave
and more!
EEO Statement
Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.
We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.
