Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer

Alpinestars is the leading global performance motorsports apparel, protection and footwear manufacturer. For over 60 years the company has been providing the world’s best athletes and motorsports enthusiasts in the pursuit of performance excellence with the most technologically advanced products which fuse protection, performance, innovation and style.

Thanks to the outstanding quality and continuous innovation of our products, we are currently going through a solid expansion phase on the global market, for which we aim to reinforce our strongly international teams with top talent from anywhere in the world.

Position

We are currently looking for an experienced Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to join our Electronics Department , located in Asolo. In this role, you will not only be able to elevate our products to a new level by delivering and maintaining embedded firmware for our electronic products, working cross-functionally within the team and ensuring compliance with our high standards of performance and quality. Moreover, you will be responsible for the coordination of a small team of both Hardware and Firmware Engineers.

Main Responsibilities

• Working closely with our hardware engineers, so to define firmware requirements and specifications, you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of firmware for our Tech Air products.
• You will not only make sure to build scalable, robust and secure firmware solutions, but you will also perform code reviews and software testing activities, so to ensure the desired level of functionality and performance.
• Moreover, you will also be responsible for debugging activities and to solve any potential software related issue in a timely manner.
• In this role, you will also be responsible for the coordination of a small team of both Hardware and Firmware Engineers, as well as for the coaching of more junior profiles.
• You will also lead the continuous improvement of our software development process, as well as supporting in delivering firmware related technical documentation.
• You will also keep yourself up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends within the embedded software sphere.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s and / or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and / or in other relevant fields.
• A minimum of 8+ years’ experience in firmware development using C language within embedded systems.
• Proven working experience and in-depth knowledge on the STM32 microcontroller family, STM32 IDEs, as well as of its structure and memory organisation.
• Strong experience with Real-Team operating systems for embedded firmware (i.e. RTOS).
• In-depth knowledge of sensors, related software and hardware, as well as of main communication protocols (I2C, SPI, CAN Bus, UART and USB).
• Previous working knowledge of Electronics related testing equipment such as oscilloscope will also be a must-have.
• Basic Cybersecurity best practices knowledge.
• Strong communication skills, proactive attitude and excellent cross-functional collaboration expertise and attitude will also be a must-have.
• Previous Team Coordination expertise and experience in coaching juniors will be a strong added value.
• Fluency in English will be a must-have.
• Availability to travel (occasionally).

Other Information

Location – Asolo (On site)