Firmware & Embedded Systems Debug Engineer

Team Red Dog is hiring a Firmware & Embedded Systems Debug Engineer for our client a Fortune 50 technology leader and world-class innovation client. This hands-on role focuses on firmware development embedded systems debugging hardware diagnostics and test automation for an upcoming consumer hardware product moving toward global launch. Youll investigate complex and intermittent failures across C/C firmware BLE and USB transports RF power and device-to-host interactions while building PowerShell and Python tools that accelerate testing and root-cause analysis. This is an opportunity to work close to the hardware influence product quality and launch readiness and solve the difficult engineering problems that stand between prototype and production.

Top Required Skills (Must Haves):

1. Firmware and embedded systems debugging 5 years of hands-on experience with live and post-mortem debugging including debugger attachment crash dumps core and trace analysis stack traces hardware diagnostics and reading C/C firmware source.
2. PowerShell and Python scripting/test automation 35 years building scripts utilities and test harnesses that automate firmware deployment test execution data capture parsing and triage; Batch and strong command-line skills are also valuable.
3. BLE USB and device-to-host debugging 3 years troubleshooting transports protocols state machines pairing firmware updates RF/radio behavior power flows and device/host interactions.
4. Prototype hardware and root-cause analysis Strong experience working hands-on with prototype devices and bench setups to reproduce intermittent failures correlate logs and captures isolate defects and document evidence-backed findings.

Opportunity Overview:
This role puts you directly into the challenging high-impact engineering work behind an upcoming consumer hardware product headed toward global launch. Rather than simply executing predefined test cases youll own ambiguous and intermittent firmware problemsmoving from crash dumps and traces to prototype hardware device and host captures and ultimately a precise explanation of where a failure lives.

Youll also have the opportunity to build your own tools and test infrastructure turning repetitive manual processes into reusable automation. The work spans firmware hardware BLE USB radio/RF power and host systems providing broad technical exposure while allowing your findings to directly improve product quality and launch readiness.

How you will make an impact:

• Investigate complex firmware failures using live debugging crash dumps core dumps traces stack analysis logs and telemetry.
• Reproduce and isolate intermittent hardware and firmware issues on prototype devices and bench configurations.
• Read and analyze C/C firmware source to understand behavior identify failure points and support root-cause investigations.
• Correlate device-side behavior with host-side Windows and console captures to reconstruct failures and determine sequence and cause.
• Develop detailed test plans from technical requirements and ambiguous engineering scenarios.
• Execute firmware BVT FVT functional regression and stress testing across wired and wireless transports.
• Validate BLE USB pairing firmware update radio/RF power provisioning and other critical device flows.
• Build PowerShell Python and Batch scripts and test harnesses to automate deployment execution capture parsing and triage workflows.
• Create reusable diagnostic and automation tools that reduce manual testing effort and accelerate investigations.
• Document defects in Azure DevOps with clear reproduction steps logs expected-versus-actual behavior supporting evidence and appropriate ownership.
• Partner with firmware hardware validation and systems engineering teams to efficiently move issues from initial observation to actionable defects.
• Support firmware validation test infrastructure product readiness and launch activities.

The expertise you bring:

• Bachelors degree in computer science computer engineering electrical engineering or a related technical field.
• 10 years of relevant software firmware embedded systems validation diagnostics or systems engineering experience.
• 5 years of hands-on firmware or embedded debugging and diagnostics experience.
• Strong ability to read understand and troubleshoot C/C firmware source code.
• 35 years of practical scripting and automation experience using PowerShell and Python; Batch experience is beneficial.
• 3 years of experience debugging device-to-host communications transports or protocols such as BLE and USB.
• Experience analyzing crash dumps traces stack traces logs telemetry and other diagnostic evidence.
• Strong understanding of embedded systems concepts protocols state machines firmware updates and hardware/software interactions.
• Experience working directly with prototype hardware lab equipment test benches probes harnesses and diagnostic setups.
• Strong root-cause analysis and troubleshooting skills particularly with difficult or intermittent failures.
• Experience developing test plans and performing functional regression stress integration and firmware validation testing.
• Excellent technical writing skills with the ability to produce clear evidence-based defect reports and documentation.
• Experience with Azure DevOps or comparable engineering work-item and defect-tracking systems.
• Experience with RF/radio diagnostics RSSI antenna behavior Qualcomm ADK/MDE firmware telemetry pipelines device/accessory ecosystems or AI-assisted scripting and triage is a plus.

What makes a candidate highly successful in this role:
A highly successful candidate approaches debugging methodically and is comfortable staying with a difficult problem until the evidence reveals what is happening. They can move fluidly between C/C firmware source crash dumps protocol specifications hardware bench setups BLE/USB captures and host-side diagnostics while forming and testing hypotheses rather than relying on guesswork.

They are also builders not simply users of engineering tools. Strong candidates use PowerShell and Python to automate repetitive workflows create diagnostic utilities and test harnesses and make future investigations faster. Their technical documentation is precise enough that another engineer can reproduce the problem understand the evidence identify ownership and move toward a fix without starting the investigation over.

Why Work with Team Red Dog
At Team Red Dog people are at the heart of everything we do. Our commitment to personalized service and our deep experience in matching talented professionals with meaningful roles at some of the worlds most inspiring companies is what sets us apart. We take the time to understand your unique skills strengths and passionsbecause we believe your career should reflect who you are.

Whether youre looking to grow pivot or simply find a place where your work truly matters we offer opportunities that empower you to make a positive impact. With excellent benefits a supportive team and a role where you can thrive while doing what you love were here to help you take the next step with confidence. Join usand discover what it means to be genuinely valued in your career.

Generous benefits package for qualified employees includes:
Health insurance (medical dental vision and life)
Employer-matched 401K plan
Paid Time Off
Flexible Paid Holiday Benefit

Estimated Start Date: Immediately
Location: Redmond WA Hybrid 2 days/week onsite in Redmond WA
Job #: 2586
Job Type and Estimated Duration: W2/Contract
Rate: $79$85/hour

Team Red Dog is committed to providing equal opportunities to everyone regardless of race ethnicity gender age religion sexual orientation disability or any other characteristic. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process reach out to and we will work to ensure an accessible experience. We strictly adhere to federal state and local laws to maintain a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.
We offer competitive compensation aligned with U.S. industry standards and our final offer will reflect the candidates location job-specific skills experience and knowledge.

All applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship.
Team Red Dog is an E-Verify employer.
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a reference and background check.
Please no solicitations from C2C or recruiting firms.

Required Experience:

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