Senior Firmware Engineer – 5G/6G Modem – Hod HaSharon

Skills

• ai
• claude-code
• embedded-systems
• firmware
• oscilloscope
• rest-assured
• root-cause-analysis

Must have

1. B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
2. Strong programming skills in C.
3. 3+ years of experience in embedded systems or firmware development.
4. Good understanding of real-time embedded systems, including interrupts, concurrency, synchronization, memory and cache behavior, and low-level control logic.
5. Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
6. Ability to translate system-level requirements into firmware design and implementation.
7. Ability to independently investigate and resolve complex technical problems.
8. Self-starter with demonstrated initiative and ownership.
9. Commitment to delivering high-quality solutions in a fast-paced engineering environment.
10. Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple engineering disciplines.
11. Strong verbal and written English communication skills.
12. Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engi
13. *References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can dem
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Nice to have

1. Experience developing real-time firmware for DSP, MCU, or heterogeneous SoC architectures.
2. Experience with cellular modem firmware development.
3. Experience with modem-to-RF control, RF management, or timing-critical RF control loops.
4. Experience with system firmware, scheduler design, control logic, or control-plane implementation.
5. Experience interpreting 3GPP specifications and translating requirements into modem software or firmware implementations.
6. Experience working close to hardware, including registers, interrupts, DMA, timers, memory, and cache.
7. Experience with memory-constrained, compute-intensive, and performance-critical embedded systems.
8. Semiconductor industry experience involving real-time embedded development, SoC platforms, or silicon bring-up.
9. Experience debugging complex hardware/firmware interactions and performing root-cause analysis.
10. Experience with lab and debugging equipment such as protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, probes, or similar tools.
11. Experience using AI-assisted software development tools such as Claude Code, codex, or equivalent tools to improve development productivity and code quality.

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