Firmware Engineer 2 - Outdoor team

We are seeking a full-time Embedded Engineer 2 for our Outdoor team at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for developing low-level embedded software for various Garmin Consumer Outdoor products. You will be developing C/C++ software that interacts with hardware including initial board bring-up, boot strapping the operating system, developing and integrating device drivers and power/thermal management.

Essential Functions

• Serves as a individual contributor for carrying out software development in C and C++ and Assembly oh for new products and/or applications.
• Experience with board bring up/driver development in RTOS, Linux and/or Android platforms
• Works with wireless networking technologies, including ANT, Bluetooth/BLE and Wi−Fi, to allow communication with other outdoor products
• Decomposes functional requirements into well-defined tasks
• Researches fundamental problems and implements algorithm solutions that are appropriate
• Offers peer technical assessments in areas of expertise, new technologies and software designs
• Assists design engineering as needed with component datasheet review and schematic design review
• Participates in project leadership and/or program planning including providing technical input to product development plans and concept documents
• Makes substantial contributions toward determination of project goal/objective feasibility and applies good judgment in setting schedules/risk taking
• Mentors and provides guidance to less experienced Software Engineers (1)
• Contributes to advanced technical research on new technologies
• Offers process improvement suggestions and authors new procedures as appropriate
• Provides reliable solutions to a wide range of difficult problems using sound problem solving techniques

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Math, Physics or related field AND a minimum of 1 year relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
• Demonstrated proficiency with designing well architectured software systems and modules that support new technology or improve capability/performance of existing functionality
• Demonstrated competence with researching fundamental problems and implementing appropriate algorithmic solutions
• Ability to decompose functional requirements into well-defined tasks while balancing quality, quantity, and complexity in work output
• Demonstrated capability to offer peer technical assessments in areas of expertise, new technologies and software designs
• Proficiency in writing software in C, C++, and relevant experience and/or training in data structures or object-oriented design methodology
• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Must be positive, detail oriented, organized, team oriented and a driven problem solver, multi-tasker, and self-starter with the ability to prioritize and lead in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment
• Proficient knowledge, utilization and mastery of relevant software engineering tools (configuration management systems, build processes, debuggers, emulators, simulators and logic analyzers)

• Previous work or internship experience in design, particularly for consumer products
• Linux and/or Android programming experience
• Multi-threaded software development
• Wireless communication experience (Bluetooth/BLE, WI-FI) and experience with Wireshark and Bluetooth sniffer tools
• Familiar with hardware communication interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, USB)
• Experience using laboratory equipment (e.g., logic analyzer, digital oscilloscope, In-circuit debuggers)

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits