AIIR Senior Firmware Engineer

General Description
AIIR focuses exclusively on delivering innovative, sustainable systems that leverage
advanced machine learning technology. Our flagship product, the AIIR Intelligent HVAC
system, delivers greater energy efficiency compared to traditional systems, intelligently
adapting to environmental conditions and occupant needs in real time.
AIIR is committed to creating healthier, more comfortable living spaces through smart
technology. Its steadfast dedication to sustainability and innovation drives the development
of solutions that improve project outcomes and positively impact the planet.
The Role
AIIR has an exciting and important opportunity for the right person to join our Intelligent
HVAC Systems engineering and product development team to design and commercialize
our own unique, purpose-built HVAC systems as a Senior Firmware Engineer. This is a
hands-on and highly visible opportunity in a rapidly growing and evolving company with lots
of room to grow! We are seeking a person with 10+ years demonstrated experience with
embedded systems design and architecture development for any array of embedded
devices.
Essential Job Functions

• Serve as a build master – build Linux OS, BSP, board bring up, and device drivers
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipeline
• Architect, design and deliver complex software platforms running on lower-powered SoC embedded systems
• Participate as a key individual coding contributor on a significant portion of an embedded system
• Participate as a subject matter expert in software design technologies, approaches and implementation for embedded systems
• Perform technical analysis of product features, recommending best-practice technical solutions
• On-going interaction with applicable development teams to ensure the architectural vision is being appropriately implemented
• Participate as a major technical point of contact with various suppliers of key system components
• Participate in the product definition, especially around the aspects of the embedded components, attempting to resolve ambiguity into concrete technical proposal

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering required
• 10+ years of software development experience, with at least 7+ years of demonstrable experience in implementing software solutions on embedded systems preferably for HVAC systems
• Expert level experience with embedded frameworks, including Linux and various RTOS, board bring up etc.
• Expert level experience in building embedded Linux OS, BSP, boot load, and device drivers
• Expert level experience with C and C++
• Demonstrated experience with CI/CD pipeline process
• Desirable to have prior experience with the TI Sitara family of processors
• Experience with all aspects of developing an embedded device, including BSP, general device lifecycle, firmware updating, radio stacks including Bluetooth,
• Bluetooth Mesh, Wi-Fi and others, sensor data collection, etc.
• Experience linking embedded systems with UI and cloud control
• Experience with bootloaders ARM processors, including U-Boot
• Experience with various bus interfaces, SPI, i2c, UART, Ethernet and GPIO
• Experience with debugging kernel, OS and application software via both user-level IDE and hardware-based JTAG interfaces
• Good understanding of technologies such as BLE, Wi-Fi, power management, sensor control, USB, UART, I2C, and various bus communication technologies.
• Experience with current microprocessor devices and technologies including ARM SOCs, various microcontrollers, flash, and memory.
• Desirable to have experience deploying production-grade solutions at-edge platforms
• Ability to participate in a highly collaborative environment, with both on-site and remote contributors