Salvo Software

Embedded Systems – Firmware Engineer

Salvo Software

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇲🇽 Mexico

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

LinuxPythonRTOS

About the role

  • Investigate and resolve I2C Lidar light driver issues, including root-cause analysis of system hangs.
  • Improve the VN200 sensor driver to ensure full communication capabilities, including parameter configuration.
  • Enhance our DroneCAN device configuration library to support value configuration at flight computer startup and dynamic adjustments during operation.
  • Port the VN200 firmware update utility from the vendor SDK into our environment.
  • Implement and maintain DroneCAN device firmware update capabilities using open-source tooling.
  • Improve debug log file handling, including implementing log rotation and reliability optimizations.
  • Collaborate with hardware and systems engineering teams to validate driver behavior and performance.
  • Conduct device-level testing, troubleshooting, and protocol analysis to ensure system stability.
  • Document driver behavior, APIs, configuration procedures, and update workflows.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in embedded systems, firmware, or low-level driver development.
  • Strong proficiency in C/C++ for embedded environments.
  • Proven experience debugging I2C, UART, SPI, and CAN-based devices.
  • Hands-on experience with sensor drivers, configuration utilities, and low-level hardware communication.
  • Experience with firmware update mechanisms and integrating vendor SDK utilities.
  • Strong understanding of real-time constraints and device-level performance optimization.
  • Familiarity with DroneCAN, UAVCAN, or similar CAN-based protocols.
  • Ability to conduct protocol-level debugging and analyze logs.
  • Experience working with Linux-based development environments.
  • Nice-to-Have
  • Experience with VN200 or similar IMU/GNSS sensor drivers.
  • Background working with flight controllers, drones, robotics, or autonomous systems.
  • Experience implementing or modifying open-source firmware utilities.
  • Knowledge of log rotation mechanisms and advanced debug logging frameworks.
  • Familiarity with RTOS environments.
  • Python or scripting experience for test automation.

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CC++I2CUARTSPICANfirmware developmentdebuggingreal-time constraintstest automation