Firmware Engineer

Ichor is hiring Senior Firmware / Hardware Engineer who is passionate about using technology to make the world a better place. We are committed to help and innovate for the people who build and maintain our world! What is it like to work at Ichor? We are a team of highly dedicated R&D engineers who are committed to creating innovative products for our customers. Our teams are collaborative "” we brainstorm together and build together because we believe that''s the best way to make superior products. We encourage individuals and teams to aim for the fences with radical new ideas.More about IchorIchor is a highly innovative, growing hardware company that develops products for the semi-conductor industry. We are a fun, casual, and fast-paced company with a strong set of core values that guide everything we do.We are constantly developing solutions that solve customer problems. We make better, more usable tools for semi-conductor companies so they in turn can create cutting edge products for the world. We accomplish all this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awe-some.Essential duties and responsibilitiesDesign and develop digital / analog electronic hardware platforms including hardware and firmware.Analyze product requirements and develop functional and hardware and software design specifications.Review code design and conduct peer reviews.Develop and implement design test plans and conduct peer reviews of proposed hardware / software design changes.Document product designs and ensure release to manufacturing.Assist component engineers in the selection and qualification of new or replacement components.Analyze and enhance efficiency, stability and scalability of embedded system resources.Works independently with minimal direct supervision.Desired knowledge, skills and abilitiesAbility to work on multidisciplinary product development teams and guide designs toward optimal solutions.Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgement.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Solid design knowledge of low-noise, mixed signal circuits and ability to use industry standard design tools (pSpice, schematic capture etc).Working knowledge of industry standards (ISO 9001:2000, CE, UL and SEMI)Ability to design micro controller or DSP based architectures developing solutions that consider the big picture (Firmware impact, sustainability etc).Solid knowledge of industry best practices (source control, development life cycles etc).Solid programming experience in C / C++.Extensive knowledge of sustainable coding techniques, interfaces and hardware subsystems.Solid experience designing systems utilizing preemptive, multitasking real-time operating systems.Desired Education, certifications and experienceB.S. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience.5+ years R&D or related work experience.About UsIchor is an experienced leader in the critical subsystems and turnkey process equipment marketplace. Our capabilities enable the design and creation of a complete outsourced solution ranging from product concept to turnkey manufacturing to legacy service.Ichor offers world-class process engineering, value added manufacturing, materials management and testing capabilities. Our 1500+ employees are strategically located to provide our customers with the highest level of customer service and support from our program management, sales, engineering, and executive management teams.Our continued expansion of capabilities in South East Asia better aligns our production facilities with our customers'' supply chain strategies. This further enables our expansion into new products and markets.Ichor is headquartered in Fremont, California with manufacturing locations in Oregon, Texas, Singapore, Malaysia and the UK. Our sales and engineering office is strategically located in Silicon Valley, California.

Created: 2025-10-04