Firmware Senior Engineer - Mississauga

Note: this is a FTE/Perm position working in our Mississauga, ON office 

Who we are

Focal Systems is the industry leader in retail AI solutions. We are a Silicon Valley based, deep Learning first company. Our mission is to automate and optimize brick and mortar retail using deep learning computer vision. Focal has been deployed at scale with the top retailers in the world. We are looking for smart, creative and passionate people who love to learn, enjoy thinking critically, share our values and want to build a great and enduring company. We have built the next generation operating system for brick & mortar retail. This OS leverages shelf-mounted cameras that constantly measure the state of the clients’ shelves and use that information to order quicker and smarter, planogram better, and schedule, direct, train and manage their labor automatically. We have proven this with major retailers around the world.

What we are looking for

We seek a Sr. Firmware Engineer to lead all camera firmware development to ensure our cameras have high image quality, high uptime, reliable OTA, and low power draw. This includes:

• Manage and hire a team of Firmware and QA engineers
• Writing specs for our Firmware
• Leading a team to write Embedded Firmware code (C/C++)
• Helping with sourcing components (camera modules, micro-controllers, etc.)
• Assisting EE in designing next generation PCBs
• Developing unit, integration, regression tests, and safe and secure CI/CD systems for OTA releases

What you need for success

• Engineering degree from 4-year program (BS minimum, MS a plus)
• 5+ years’ experience writing enterprise-grade C/C++ on low power embedded IOT systems
• Knowledge of many different MCU architectures and RTOS flavors
• Must understand git, unit test suites, etc.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to present to the Executive Team
• Startup mentality, can-do attitude and drive to succeed
• Understanding of camera systems, ISPs, 3As, etc. preferred

Why Focal Systems

Strong Values & Mission
We are a tightly-knit team with an ambitious mission and a strong set of core values, which define our approach to business and have successfully guided us since inception.
Exceptional Team
We are a team of hard-working, fun-loving professionals from some of the most eminent universities, research labs, and tech companies of our time. We pride ourselves on recruiting exceptional individuals to help us redefine the state-of-the-art.
Outstanding Partners
We work with 10+ of the largest retailers in the world and have a world-class roster of investors, advisors and partners to support & advise us in our endeavors.

What we offer

We care deeply about the health, happiness, and wellbeing of all of our employees. We offer:

• Competitive salary and large equity grants in a fast growing startup
• Health Insurance
• Catered lunches
• Paid Time Off
• Quarterly Team Retreats
• Education grants