Posted 2 months ago
Principal Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer
@ Myticas Consulting
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
Myticas Consulting is hiring a Principal Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer on a one-year contract in Ottawa, Ontario. The role owns end-to-end embedded architecture for advanced optical devices, from requirements through release readiness, and leads design reviews and mentoring.
Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end embedded architecture and solutions
- Implement firmware across MCUs, RTOS and bare-metal stacks
- Validate architecture on real hardware with hardware and manufacturing teams
- Establish architecture standards, HAL/BSP structure and design reviews
- Lead technical trade-off decisions and mentor engineers
Requirements summary:
- BS/MS in computer science, electronics or electrical engineering
- 15+ years of embedded systems design and development
- Deep RTOS, multithreading and bare-metal experience
- Secure boot, cryptography, threat modeling and OTA experience
- OTN and optical device experience preferred
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- 2026-09-11
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- 2026-10-16
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- 2026-10-16
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Job details
| Seniority | Lead |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 15+ years |
| Work setting | Office, Laboratory |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required), Master’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering |
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Myticas Consulting
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Myticas Consulting is a leading edge IT Staffing and Recruitment organization with locations throughout North America.
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Myticas Consulting is a proven, industry-leading IT staffing and recruitment organization with offices in major North American cities, including Ottawa, Ontario, and Chicago, Illinois, as its prime headquarters. Our large team of IT recruitment and sales professionals have over 50+ years of combined experience providing the highest quality of Telecommunication Engineering, ERP and IT Software Development resources, to both Public and Private sector enterprise level environments. Here at Myticas, we strive to continually provide unmatched quality of IT resources, that prove to stand the test of time, and go above and beyond all project expectations and deliverables. The "motto" at Myticas is not only to work with you, but to understand what success really looks like for your organization, and to deliver the IT staffing needs that matter most to increasing both the functionality and efficiency of your environment. With our evolving expertise in Telecom, ERP, DW/BI and EAI resources, and a guaranteed replacement program for all our partners, the defined win-win scenario has never been presented in a more simple manner.
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- 83 Hinton Ave., Ottawa, Ontario K1Y0Z7, CA
- 3701 Algonquin Rd. Suite 580, Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008, US
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Myticas Consulting is a proven, industry-leading IT staffing and recruitment organization with offices in major North American cities, including Ottawa, Ontario, and Chicago, Illinois, as its prime headquarters. Our large team of IT recruitment and sales professionals have over 50+ years of combined experience providing the highest quality of Telecommunication Engineering, ERP and IT Software Development resources…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Staffing and Recruiting |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | Embedded Engineering and Software Engineering |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 68 |
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Principal Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer
We are seeking a Principal Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer to own end-to-end embedded architecture and solutions for advanced optical devices. This is a one-year contract based in Ottawa, Ontario.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end embedded architecture and solutions from requirements and trade studies through hardware selection, software layering, interfaces, and release readiness.
- Define system architecture and implement hands-on solutions across MCUs, RTOS or bare-metal stacks, drivers, middleware, power management, boot/OTA, and security.
- Partner with hardware, architecture, and manufacturing teams to align schematics and data sheets, analyze scope traces and logic-analyzer results, and validate architecture assumptions on real hardware.
- Establish architecture standards and patterns, including coding guidelines, HAL/BSP structure, reusable platform layers, documentation, and design reviews.
- Lead technical decisions involving cost, performance, power, and time-to-market trade-offs; document rationale and present options to engineering leadership and stakeholders.
- Drive quality and reliability through debug strategy, diagnostics, failure analysis, environmental and stress considerations, and applicable industry standards.
- Mentor development and test engineers, guide design reviews, unblock critical issues, and raise team capability.
Skills & Experience
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with embedded software development experience.
- Minimum 15+ years of experience in embedded systems design and development.
- Deep understanding of RTOS, multithreaded software systems, operating-system concepts, and bare-metal development.
- Strong system-architecture ownership and architectural leadership experience.
- Experience with secure boot, cryptography, threat modeling, boot/OTA, and embedded security.
- Knowledge and experience with OTN standards and optical devices is preferred.
- Strong object-oriented design and design-pattern expertise.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple global sites and time zones.
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