Job Description

Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) is an IoT pioneer, empowering businesses and industries to transform and thrive in the connected economy. We are a growing organization with a clear vision for being the IoT partner of choice for wireless device-to-cloud solutions. Our values of Innovation, Execution and Trust are the guiding principles in everything we do. Sierra Wireless has over 1,000 employees globally and operates in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.sierrawireless.com .

Our Commitment to Inclusion, Equity and Diversity

At Sierra Wireless diversity is valued and celebrated. We strive to foster an inclusive organization. As a proud equal opportunity employer, we welcome people of every race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status to grow their careers here.

Job Summary

We have an opportunity for a Senior Staff Firmware Engineer to join our Cellular Platform team in Richmond, BC headquarters. In this role, you will be responsible for having a very good understanding of the product development cycle, and both a broad and detailed understanding of various aspects of the embedded software and/or supporting tools. You will have regular autonomous collaboration both within and outside the department and also have collaboration with external parties. You will be able to take a problem statement and come up with an overall design for the solution that can identify aspects beyond just the scope of firmware (host software, documentation, validation, training, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Review product requirements
• Design platform features
• Implement platform features
• Triage and resolve customer issues
• Collaborate with other development teams on features and issues
• Provide training, guidance, and mentorship to less experienced staff
• Provide feedback on process and template improvements

Required Education, Experience & Skills

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer software engineering, or a related discipline
• 10+ years of professional experience, or equivalent
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent embedded software development experience in C
• Experience in development with embedded multi-threaded operating systems
• Able to work both independently and in teams
• Able to lead technical teams
• Able to provide guidance and mentorship to less experienced staff
• Can break down complex problems or tasks into subcomponents
• An excellent problem solver with systematic debugging skills

Desired Education, Experience & Skills

• Wireless WAN protocols such as LTE
• 3GPP protocol specifications
• GNSS operation and control
• Embedded Linux programming and Linux device drivers
• FreeRTOS programming
• Embedded driver development involving peripheral interfaces
• Memory management systems, file systems, and memory protection algorithms
• ARM processor architecture and tool chains
• TCP/IP suite of protocols
• Source code control systems such as Git/Gerrit
• Defect tracking systems such as JIRA
• Collaboration tools such as Confluence
• Communication tools such as Slack and Teams

What We Offer

Our people are friendly, collaborative, and like to share their ideas and knowledge with one another. This creates an amazing environment where we learn from each other and innovate together.

Our Canadian benefits include paid vacation and sick days, extended health and dental insurance, vision care, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, matching retirement savings program, and employee and family assistance programs.

Our Richmond headquarters offers a subsidized cafeteria, free parking, free shuttle service from Skytrain, a Wellness Program that includes activities and challenges to keep our minds and bodies active. We also host various social events throughout the year where we have fun and celebrate. Within our Global Inclusion and Diversity Program, our Employee Resource Groups provide opportunities for our people to support and champion Women in Tech, Emerging Professionals, Pride@Sierra, and Mental Health Awareness.

If you like working with a successful team, are looking for competitive salary and benefits, and the opportunity to represent a recognized and innovative brand, we'd love to have you join our team!

How to Apply

Please submit your resume online through our careers website using the "Apply" button below. If you are a job seeker with a disability and you need individualized support during the application or interview process, please leave us a note on your application form.

We thank you for your application and appreciate your interest in Sierra Wireless, however only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.