Job Description
Insight Global is seeking an Embedded Firmware Engineer for our end client in Louisiana. This role is ideal for an embedded engineer who enjoys working close to hardware and defining systems from the ground up. This position involves hands-on board bring-up, hardware debugging, and lab-based validation. Remote flexibility is available when lab presence is not required. You will work across embedded firmware, wireless communication (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth),
camera systems, and on-device machine learning while owning firmware quality, validation strategy, and long-term reliability.
Responsibilities:
● Design and implement embedded firmware for custom dash camera platforms
● Develop multimedia pipelines including RTSP streaming and SD card storage
● Integrate and configure camera sensors for capture and tuning
● Develop and maintain wireless communication (Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Aware/NAN, Bluetooth)
● Enable execution of pretrained ML inference models on embedded hardware
● Optimize firmware for performance, memory, power, and long-duration stability
● Bring up and debug new hardware in collaboration with the electrical engineering team
● Contribute to firmware architecture and long-term platform strategy
● Develop structured test plans and detailed test cases
● Execute system-level validation across video, storage, wireless, and ML subsystems
● Build automated regression and test tooling (Python or similar)
● Develop hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or bench-level test environments
● Support manufacturing test and production firmware validation
● Investigate field failures and implement corrective actions
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Required Skills & Experience
● Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or
related field
● Professional experience developing embedded firmware in C/C++
● Experience with real-time or resource-constrained systems
● Experience interfacing with hardware peripherals (SPI, I²C, UART, etc.)
● Strong debugging skills at the firmware / hardware boundary
● Experience developing structured test plans and system-level validation
● Experience with RTSP, video streaming, or multimedia pipeline experience
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
● Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth experience in embedded systems
● Camera module or image sensor integration
● SD card interfaces and embedded file systems
● Machine-learning inference deployment on embedded devices
● RTOS or bare-metal systems
● Python for tooling, automation, or testing
● Experience supporting product validation or manufacturing test
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.