Job Description

Are you an firmware engineer looking for your next challenge? Do you like to work on a variety of projects that can span across industries and technologies? Are you the type of engineer that is passionate about your work, pushing the boundaries of your knowledge and constantly building new and unique hardware and software? If so, please read on!

Kickr Design is looking for a candidate with a very strong engineering background and a variety of engineering experiences. The ideal candidate will have worked in multiple industries as an engineer and have a strong breadth of knowledge in both embedded systems/firmware development to breadboarding and collaborating with our EE teams on custom PCB development. We have a strong team that tackles everything from high power to high frequency to embedded systems, and are looking for the next great EE to join our growing team. The ideal candidate has a passion for developing new product ideas and can demonstrate an ability to quickly and creatively solve problems. The position also requires an individual that works well in close teams, interacts with clients with professionalism, and has a strong base in communicating technical ideas to other team members and customers.

We are looking for the best engineering talent available to develop the latest technology, concepts, prototypes, and products from around the world. At our location in Atlanta, GA we design, engineer, prototype, and manufacture devices for a wide array of industries ranging from consumer products to medical devices. We serve all our clients from individual entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies with the same efficiency and agility we have been providing since our own startup days in 2015.

As a part of the core Kickr engineering team, Embedded System Design Engineers are responsible for architecting, programming, and testing real, working electronics for a variety of different applications including IoT, wireless communication, robotics, industrial and much more. You will manage your electrical projects from concept through manufacturing, participate in brainstorms, collaborate with team members, and help coordinate on time deliveries. In some cases you will work directly with clients to develop a shared understanding of expectations, scope, and budget to ensure we can deliver exactly what they are looking for. This position requires both technical and customer-facing communication skills.

Requirements

Kickr Design is looking for Embedded Systems Design Engineers who can deliver on the following:

• 10+ years experience in Microcontroller firmware programming
• Circuit board prototyping, assembly and testing
• Strong experience in C/C++ software development, especially in embedded systems
• Strong experience with software debugging techniques and instrumentation, GDB, Valgrind, etc.
• Strong understanding of Yocto, bitbake to build embedded Linux systems
• Strong understanding of Linux system configuration, package management, BSP, image generation
• Strong understanding of inter-process communication
• Experience configuring and deploying Linux in a production environment
• Experience writing and debugging microcontroller firmware, e.g. NXP Kinetis, STM32, Microchip PIC/dsPIC
• Experience developing real-time control systems
• Experience with embedded GUI development, Qt QML preferred
• Experience working in multidisciplinary team and using Github for source control
• Familiarity Python and/or Matlab preferred
• Familiarity with Mender or other IOT tools for remote device management and deploying OTA updates
• Familiarity with NXP i.MX 6 application processors preferred
• Familiarity with real-time computer vision techniques and multithreading
• Understanding of I2C, UART, SPI, MIPI CSI-2 preferred
• Understanding of networking principles
• Knowledge of IEC62304 or experience in a highly regulated industry preferred
• Knowledge of schematic design and component selection
• Knowledge of PCB Design
• Software experience is a plus

Benefits

• Primarily in person, with work from home flexibility
• Convenient prototype shop and office location in Atlanta's Upper Westside

• Platinum health insurance including dental and vision at no cost to you
• 401K
• Kickr pays ~40% of cost to have dependents on Kickr provided insurance
• Excellent location in Atlanta’s Upper Westside
• Free t-shirt!!

At Kickr Design, we are proud of the company culture we have developed over the past few years by hiring awesome people. Engineers that work here can expect to experience the following on the job:

• Around-the-clock access to a fully equipped prototyping studio for limitless experimentation
• Variety in project size, type, and industry
• Flexible working hours and scheduling
• Creative, collaborative, multidisciplinary teams led by engineers
• Cutting-edge technologies and research projects
• Relaxed work environment where fun is encouraged

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