Senior Firmware Engineer (Automotive + IoT Systems)

About the Role

Senior Firmware Engineer (Automotive + IoT Systems) — Location: Southeast Asia (Primarily In-Person). Company: Startec Dynamics Inc. Project: SI Smart System / Connected Mobility Platform.

Hands-on R&D role developing next-generation vehicle-integrated smart systems focused on connected mobility, IoT integration, and real-time embedded intelligence. Work with international R&D teams across Canada and Asia on systems deployed in the field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain firmware for STM32-based embedded systems.
• Work on connected IoT systems with real-time communication.
• Implement and optimize BLE-based communication and interaction.
• Integrate and manage GNSS and LTE communication modules, including Quectel-based solutions.
• Integrate external peripherals, sensors, and communication interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C, ADC, DMA).
• Optimize system stability, responsiveness, and power consumption for power-sensitive operation.
• Debug firmware and hardware-level issues in real-world testing environments.
• Collaborate with hardware, backend, and mobile application teams.
• Assist in testing, validation, and deployment of production firmware.

Skills

• Strong programming skills in Embedded C; experience with STM32 microcontrollers.
• Understanding of RTOS concepts, interrupts, timers, UART, SPI, I2C, ADC, DMA.
• Experience debugging on physical hardware and handling power-sensitive embedded operation.
• Experience with BLE integration and device-server communication workflows.
• Experience integrating GNSS and LTE/cellular modules; familiarity with Quectel modules preferred.

Qualifications

• Automotive or mobility system experience (nice to have).
• Sensor integration experience and low-power firmware design (nice to have).
• Experience handling unreliable or unstable network conditions and production field testing (nice to have).
• Strong ownership mindset, attention to reliability, and ability to work in a fast-paced R&D environment with multidisciplinary teams.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on a deployed smart mobility platform with international R&D collaboration.
• Long-term technical growth opportunities and accommodation support for selected candidates.
• Hands-on work with real products and production systems.

Additional Information

• Work arrangement: primarily in-person; accommodation support available for selected candidates depending on project phase and location requirements.
• How to apply: include resume, brief summary of embedded/firmware and IoT projects, and any relevant portfolio or GitHub (optional).
• Important: practical engineering role involving real hardware, debugging, and deployment; candidates with only theoretical or simulation-based experience may not be the right fit.