Software Engineer II, Embedded
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is a world famous brand with offices across the globe. Within Fender Musical Instruments Corporation’s ("FMIC") Advanced Development team, you will be a key technology leader who designs, develops, and maintains high-quality embedded audio solutions for products ranging from mixing consoles to guitar amplifiers.
An American icon, Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence extending beyond the studio and the stage. A Fender is more than an instrument, it’s a cultural symbol that resonates globally.
We are searching for a remote Software Engineer II, Embedded to support software activities as we develop new technologies for Fender products. You are a self-starter, with a proven ability to continuously learn on your own.
Essential Functions:
- Support new technology development from concept to mass production
- Manage, design, architect, and develop embedded firmware solutions following best practices
- Utilize common test equipment to debug hardware and firmware issues
- Define tasks and deliver solutions within program schedule guidelines
- Maintain design documentation and deliverables using configuration control systems
- Communicate regularly with management on project status and risks
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field required
- Minimum 3 years of embedded system design experience required
- Must be proficient in C / C++, object-oriented design, Git SCM, and Agile processes
- Real-time ARM and/or DSP software experience
- Device driver development experience
- Ability to design, develop, and test solutions based on written specifications
- Experience in kernel level development and deployment of embedded Linux solutions preferred
- System-level analysis and architecture skills, understanding hardware/software trade-offs highly desirable
- Ideally, possesses a passion for audio recording, mixing, live sound, and/or music
- Understanding of mixed signal electronic design with an emphasis on audio preferrable
About Fender Musical Instruments:
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, whose portfolio of brands includes Fender®, Squier®, Presonus®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, EVH®, Charvel®, Bigsby®, and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com. FMIC offers a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, 401(k), paid time off, and an equipment purchase program to help you get the band back together. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.
Fender is required by law in certain jurisdictions to include a pay scale in the job posting for this position. “Pay scale” means the salary or hourly wage range that Fender reasonably expects to pay for this position; it is neither a promise nor a guarantee of the compensation that the successful candidate will receive. The pay scale for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that Fender considers in making compensation decisions, including, without limitation: skill set, experience, and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. If this is a remote position, the pay scale disclosed herein may be adjusted further based upon the applicable geographic differential associated with the location from which the successful candidate will work. Please note that it is not typical for a Fender employee to be at or near the top of the pay scale for their role – especially as a new hire – and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Subject to the foregoing, the current pay scale for this position is $74,333.00 - 148,667.00