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Embedded Sustainment Firmware Engineer

Forterra · Clarksburg, MD · On-site

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About Forterra

About Forterra At Forterra, we are unleashing autonomy at scale to transform the battlefield. Backed by SoftBank VF.

About the role

We are looking for a product focused Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer to help sustain and develop next generation, cutting edge, safe, and scalable autonomous vehicle hardware. You will work at the intersection of embedded systems and autonomous technology, supporting existing projects, bringing up new hardware platforms, writing firmware for microcontrollers and microprocessors, and ensuring system functionality and safety through rigorous testing. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Assist in developing hardware/FW through the full product lifecycle from ideation through manufacturing and support
  • Aid in establishing production line tooling, as well as diagnostics capabilities for existing systems
  • Help evaluate new pre-release hardware and tooling for use on next generation systems
  • Review schematics and provide guidance and feedback on signal assignment and wiring
  • Quickly establish a working knowledge of new complete systems, microcontrollers, microprocessors, sensors, and tooling with a view toward product development
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers to understand system architecture, participate in design reviews, and debug issues
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About the role

We are looking for a product focused Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer to help sustain and develop next generation, cutting edge, safe, and scalable autonomous vehicle hardware. You will work at the intersection of embedded systems and autonomous technology, supporting existing projects, bringing up new hardware platforms, writing firmware for microcontrollers and microprocessors, and ensuring system functionality and safety through rigorous testing. You will closely collaborate with deployed product teams, hardware, systems, and other FW engineers to support and develop new cutting edge platforms for Forterra.

What you'll do

  • Assist in developing hardware/FW through the full product lifecycle from ideation through manufacturing and support.
  • Aid in establishing production line tooling, as well as diagnostics capabilities for existing systems.
  • Help evaluate new pre-release hardware and tooling for use on next generation systems.
  • Review schematics and provide guidance and feedback on signal assignment and wiring.
  • Quickly establish a working knowledge of new complete systems, microcontrollers, microprocessors, sensors, and tooling with a view toward product...

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