CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact. 

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

Job Description

Position Purpose

Developing sensor technologies and Bluetooth communication protocols. Responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams to define firmware requirements, implementing efficient and reliable firmware solutions, conducting thorough testing and debugging, optimizing performance, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. 

The engineer should possess a deep understanding of embedded systems, low-level programming, and hardware-software interactions. Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++ are essential. The Firmware Engineer plays a vital role in enabling seamless sensor integration and efficient Bluetooth communication in diverse electronic devices.

Key Accountabilities

• Translate system requirements into design specification. Develop firmware applications within constraints of small, low-power systems operating in a challenging environment
• Write architectural overviews and detailed software design specifications, including test requirements, task lists and schedules
• Design, develop, document, and test I/O communications and device drivers.
• Manage and build source code repository.
• Develop detailed specifications and tracking and sensor telemetry applications for real-time Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) or Cellular IoT networks.
• Develop, coordinate, and implement improvements in software development methodology and leading practices including unit test strategies
  Participate in technical reviews for design and implementation for deployment and support processes. 
• Work closely with Global IT systems, business operations, and facility. Program management and cross-functional leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 3+ years of experience in related fields.
• MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field is preferred with 2+ years of experience.

Desirable Qualifications

• Relevant agile qualification
• Relevant project management qualification

Experience

Hands on experience in: 

• Systems Programming on both bare metal and Operating Systems (RTOS) 
  Networking Protocols – TCP/IP, UDP, MQTT, CoAP, SNTP
• Wi-Fi, BLE, and Cellular networks
• Handling sensors (accelerometers, gyro, GPS, humidity, temperature) and actuators.
• Inter chip communication protocols: I2C, SPI, UART

• Experience in Cloud platforms (AWS) and web technologies such as JavaScript, HTML/CSS, nodel.js, REST APIs, and tools like curl and postman.
• Experience in ARM Cortex-M based microcontrollers.
• Experience with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Bitbucket, confluence etc.) and configuration to work in an agile software environment for development testing and issues management.
• Experience in hardware debug tools such as debuggers (JTAG)/protocol analyzers / Oscilloscopes / Multi-meters/etc. Hands-on in LTE-M1, NB-IoT is a plus

Skills and Knowledge

• Creative, motivated, driven.  Has an excellent work ethic and passion to succeed
• Excellent communications and cross-functional skills