New Zealand Job Openings

Trimble

Firmware Engineer

Christchurch

FULL TIME

November 13, 2024

Your Title: Firmware Engineer

Job Location: Christchurch, NZ

Our Department: Geospatial (part of Trimble Field Systems)

Number of Positions: 2

Does a role where you can design the firmware for new handheld hardware products, working with a range of technologies like GNSS, BT, WLAN, etc., excite you?

What You Will Do

As a Firmware Engineer with Trimble Geospatial, You will bridge the worlds of software development and electronic hardware development, bringing a dedicated embedded system perspective to the team and contributing strongly to hardware product architectures.

Working within a hardware design team, you will implement the core & functional firmware for the product, from bring-up through to production images. You will support product development, testing, and manufacturing tests.

This will involve:

Write and maintain firmware, mostly C++ on an embedded operating system
Ensure that code is covered by unit and functional tests
Liaise with the hardware, product, and test teams to ensure our code does what we think it does and does what it is supposed to do
Work at the hardware level, performing bring-up & debug
Review & understand MRD / PRD requirements & in turn document design.

What skills & experience you should bring

As well as possessing excellent attention to detail, excellent verbal and written communication, a strong commitment to designing and building in quality, persistence, and inquisitiveness, and the ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment as a proven team player, you should be able to bring the following:

Relevant tertiary qualification in Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Demonstrable experience in embedded systems development relevant to your level, ideally with embedded Linux
Professional experience with C, C++, and Python
Linux knowledge (Embedded, OS & user App)
Hardware-level bring-up experience
Some SDR experience (+ FPGA) would be beneficial
Possess the ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Be able to review & understand MRD / PRD requirements & in turn document design
Familiarity with git, Jira & CI.

Having practical exposure to GNSS, SDR, FPGA, and DSP would be a definite advantage, but is not essential, we can train you.

Information About Your Location

Based at Trimble’s NZ headquarters in Christchurch, New Zealand (handily located on the Little River Link Cycleway), home to over 200 Trimble employees, enjoy free parking, securely covered bike sheds, an onsite gym, showers, an active social club, and a great team environment where people love working with leading technology solutions.

At Trimble, you'll find the inspiration and opportunity to be yourself and thrive. The global community of Team Trimble, including more than 400 people in New Zealand, is passionate about bringing new ideas and innovations to life and building a better, more sustainable future.

Please Note: Only applicants legally entitled to work in New Zealand will be considered.

About Geospatial (a division of Trimble Field Solutions)

Trimble Geospatial provides solutions that facilitate high-quality, productive workflows and information exchange, driving value for a diverse global customer base of surveyors, engineering and GIS service companies, governments, utilities, and transportation authorities.

Our technologies include integrated sensors, field applications, real-time communications, and office software for processing, modelling, and data analytics. Whether enabling more efficient use of natural resources or enhancing the performance and lifecycle of civil infrastructure, timely and reliable geospatial information is at the core of Trimble's geospatial solutions.

For more information, visit: geospatial.trimble.com.

Trimble’s Inclusiveness Commitment

We believe in celebrating our differences. That is why our diversity is our strength. To us, that means actively participating in opportunities to be inclusive. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion have guided our current success while also moving our desire to improve. We actively seek to add members to our community who represent our customers and the places we live and work.

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