Senior DSP Firmware Engineer

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• Position Title: Senior DSP Firmware Engineer
• Department: Inverter Firmware
• Compensation: $100,000 – $150,000 + annual bonus
• Reports To: Director of Digital Inverter Firmware
• Location: Kitchener, Ontario – Hybrid

About the Role:

The Senior DSP Firmware Engineer owns the design, development, optimization, and lifecycle support of real‑time embedded firmware for inverters used in utility‑ energy storage systems. This role requires deep expertise in Texas Instruments DSP platforms, inverter control firmware, and grid‑code compliance.

Responsibilities:

Design and implement scalable DSP firmware architectures for inverters using TI DSP platforms

Develop deterministic real‑time control firmware in embedded C, including fast control loops, interrupt handling, and peripheral configuration

Translate system, control, and grid‑code requirements into traceable firmware requirements and robust designs

Implement inverter features such as grid synchronization, protections, fault handling, diagnostics, and monitoring

Support compliance with grid and firmware standards (UL 1741 SB, IEEE 1547, UL 1998) and certification testing activities

Collaborate with hardware, controls, systems, and validation teams to ensure system‑level performance and reliability

Debug complex firmware issues, perform root‑cause analysis, and optimize performance using lab tools and emulators

Participate in firmware architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical risk assessments

Maintain clear firmware documentation and contribute to process improvement and release quality

Required Qualifications and Skills:

Educational background in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field

At least 5 years' of experience in professional firmware development experience in embedded or real ‑ time control systems

Expert proficiency with Texas Instruments DSP platforms (e.g., C2000), including ADCs, PWMs, DMA, peripherals, memory management, and bootloaders

Ability to optimize execution time, numerical performance, and memory usage for fast control and protection functions

Experience with firmware verification strategies, power conversion simulation, Hardware-in-the-Loop and integration testing

Hands‑on experience with Code Composer Studio (CCS), debugging, profiling, and emulation

Strong embedded C programming skills for real‑time, safety‑critical power electronics applications

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This is a current vacancy, and we are actively hiring for this position.

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