Firmware Enginner
Top Benefits
About the role
Build Firmware That Has to Work in the Real World
Tangent Design Engineering is looking for an experienced Firmware Engineer to join our Calgary-based product development team. We solve complex engineering challenges across consumer electronics, industrial systems, and everything in between. Our work is deeply technical, highly collaborative, and focused on building reliable products that perform outside the lab, not prototypes that collect dust on a shelf. In this role, you will develop customized firmware solutions, work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, and help turn complex technical requirements into products that work. You will have the opportunity to contribute across the full product development lifecycle while continuing to deepen your technical expertise.
Note: This is a hybrid position based at our Calgary, Alberta facility, with approximately three days per week in the office.
What You Will Do
As a Firmware Engineer, your day-to-day responsibilities will include: Programming and debugging prototype electronics hardware in C and C++ Developing scripts using languages such as Python or MATLAB Programming FPGAs using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog Working with communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, Bluetooth, cellular modems, CAN bus, and Modbus Using GitHub or similar tools for version control Supporting hardware component selection, including microcontrollers, sensors, and communication technologies Testing, measuring, and analyzing hardware designs Reviewing electrical schematics and supporting hardware troubleshooting Participating in design reviews, code reviews, and technical team meetings Collaborating with electrical, mechanical, software, and project teams Preparing technical documentation and reports using Microsoft Office and Windows-based tools
What You Bring
On your resume, we ask that you demonstrate: Five or more years of experience in firmware, embedded software, software engineering, or a related technical role A degree or diploma in Electrical, Computer, Electronics, Software Engineering, or a related discipline Strong experience developing applications in C or C++ Experience programming and debugging embedded systems Familiarity with both Windows and Linux environments Experience working with hardware, including reading schematics and supporting board-level troubleshooting Experience in a product development or product manufacturing environment FPGA programming experience is considered an asset
During the Interview
We will ask you to: Share what excites you about engineering design and technology development Describe your experience in firmware or embedded software development, including your specific responsibilities and achievements Walk us through a challenging technical problem and how you approached solving it Explain how you have collaborated with other engineers or disciplines on previous projects Provide examples of how you have communicated technical information clearly Demonstrate your analytical thinking and ability to use data, testing, and evidence to solve problems
Why Tangent? At Tangent, you will work on challenging projects with people who genuinely enjoy solving difficult problems.
We offer
A flexible, hybrid work environment People leaders who care about their teams and want them to succeed A collaborative culture grounded in problem solving, teamwork, and wellness A base salary of $90,000 to $125,000, depending on experience Excellent health and dental benefits Profit sharing The opportunity to work on a wide variety of products, technologies, and industries Meaningful influence over how products are designed, developed, tested, and brought to life If you enjoy solving difficult technical problems, working across hardware and software, and building products that need to perform reliably in the real world, we would like to hear from you. To apply, please upload your resume online, preferably as one document. We thank everyone who applies for their interest in Tangent. While we appreciate every application, we will only contact candidates whose experience closely aligns with the role.
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About Tangent Design Engineering
Tangent Design Engineering Ltd. Is a Calgary, Alberta based engineering firm that has been in business for 16 years helping companies create and optimize new technologies and products to maximize their market impact. Tangent's services include product-market fit analysis, ideation and concept development, applied research and development, contract product engineering services, and manufacturing. With more than 30 multidisciplinary engineers and designers, Tangent can tackle tough and engineering challenges that result in revolutionary products in the medical, cleantech, ag tech, industrial sensing and control/IoT, transportation and oil and gas sectors.
Tangent's strength is in our product development process. Dubbed "The Framework", Tangent continuously refines our execution and design processes to constantly improve our results. Our ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 compliant development process can take projects from the earliest conceptual stage through to manufacturing, or any stage in between. We work closely with our clients to ensure excellent communication and information exchange, which is a key driver of positive outcomes in challenging development environments.
Tangent's clients range from early stage entrepreneurs with little to no engineering team to large scale enterprises that may have hundreds or thousands of engineers. We are flexible, accountable, and agile enough to fit easily with any sized group and any scope of work. We are currently working on exciting projects utilizing machine learning at the edge, wireless wide area mesh networking for data acquisition, novel ultra-wide dynamic range flow sensing, wearable medical sensing technology, clean hydrogen production, industrial system design, laser based toxic gas detection, and a number of other advanced technologies.
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Firmware Enginner
Top Benefits
About the role
Build Firmware That Has to Work in the Real World
Tangent Design Engineering is looking for an experienced Firmware Engineer to join our Calgary-based product development team. We solve complex engineering challenges across consumer electronics, industrial systems, and everything in between. Our work is deeply technical, highly collaborative, and focused on building reliable products that perform outside the lab, not prototypes that collect dust on a shelf. In this role, you will develop customized firmware solutions, work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, and help turn complex technical requirements into products that work. You will have the opportunity to contribute across the full product development lifecycle while continuing to deepen your technical expertise.
Note: This is a hybrid position based at our Calgary, Alberta facility, with approximately three days per week in the office.
What You Will Do
As a Firmware Engineer, your day-to-day responsibilities will include: Programming and debugging prototype electronics hardware in C and C++ Developing scripts using languages such as Python or MATLAB Programming FPGAs using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog Working with communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, Bluetooth, cellular modems, CAN bus, and Modbus Using GitHub or similar tools for version control Supporting hardware component selection, including microcontrollers, sensors, and communication technologies Testing, measuring, and analyzing hardware designs Reviewing electrical schematics and supporting hardware troubleshooting Participating in design reviews, code reviews, and technical team meetings Collaborating with electrical, mechanical, software, and project teams Preparing technical documentation and reports using Microsoft Office and Windows-based tools
What You Bring
On your resume, we ask that you demonstrate: Five or more years of experience in firmware, embedded software, software engineering, or a related technical role A degree or diploma in Electrical, Computer, Electronics, Software Engineering, or a related discipline Strong experience developing applications in C or C++ Experience programming and debugging embedded systems Familiarity with both Windows and Linux environments Experience working with hardware, including reading schematics and supporting board-level troubleshooting Experience in a product development or product manufacturing environment FPGA programming experience is considered an asset
During the Interview
We will ask you to: Share what excites you about engineering design and technology development Describe your experience in firmware or embedded software development, including your specific responsibilities and achievements Walk us through a challenging technical problem and how you approached solving it Explain how you have collaborated with other engineers or disciplines on previous projects Provide examples of how you have communicated technical information clearly Demonstrate your analytical thinking and ability to use data, testing, and evidence to solve problems
Why Tangent? At Tangent, you will work on challenging projects with people who genuinely enjoy solving difficult problems.
We offer
A flexible, hybrid work environment People leaders who care about their teams and want them to succeed A collaborative culture grounded in problem solving, teamwork, and wellness A base salary of $90,000 to $125,000, depending on experience Excellent health and dental benefits Profit sharing The opportunity to work on a wide variety of products, technologies, and industries Meaningful influence over how products are designed, developed, tested, and brought to life If you enjoy solving difficult technical problems, working across hardware and software, and building products that need to perform reliably in the real world, we would like to hear from you. To apply, please upload your resume online, preferably as one document. We thank everyone who applies for their interest in Tangent. While we appreciate every application, we will only contact candidates whose experience closely aligns with the role.
Not the right fit? Search for Firmware Enginner jobs in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
About Tangent Design Engineering
Tangent Design Engineering Ltd. Is a Calgary, Alberta based engineering firm that has been in business for 16 years helping companies create and optimize new technologies and products to maximize their market impact. Tangent's services include product-market fit analysis, ideation and concept development, applied research and development, contract product engineering services, and manufacturing. With more than 30 multidisciplinary engineers and designers, Tangent can tackle tough and engineering challenges that result in revolutionary products in the medical, cleantech, ag tech, industrial sensing and control/IoT, transportation and oil and gas sectors.
Tangent's strength is in our product development process. Dubbed "The Framework", Tangent continuously refines our execution and design processes to constantly improve our results. Our ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 compliant development process can take projects from the earliest conceptual stage through to manufacturing, or any stage in between. We work closely with our clients to ensure excellent communication and information exchange, which is a key driver of positive outcomes in challenging development environments.
Tangent's clients range from early stage entrepreneurs with little to no engineering team to large scale enterprises that may have hundreds or thousands of engineers. We are flexible, accountable, and agile enough to fit easily with any sized group and any scope of work. We are currently working on exciting projects utilizing machine learning at the edge, wireless wide area mesh networking for data acquisition, novel ultra-wide dynamic range flow sensing, wearable medical sensing technology, clean hydrogen production, industrial system design, laser based toxic gas detection, and a number of other advanced technologies.