Senior Systems Engineer, Firmware Requirements

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer, Firmware Requirements Pay Rate: Up to $75.18 /hr. (DOE) Location: Berkeley, CA Zip Code: 94702 A Senior Systems Engineer, Firmware Requirements job opportunity is open with our client in Berkeley, Ca. Your primary responsibility is to own the lifecycle of firmware requirements. You will ingest complex, system-level operational requirements, distill them into precise, low-level firmware requirements, and ensure they are flawlessly aligned for both the developers writing the code and the test engineers validating it. To be considered for this role you will have 5+ years of experience as a Firmware Engineer, with at least 2 years involved in developing requirements in a complex product development environment (e.g., Automotive, Aerospace, Medical Devices, Robotics, or Consumer Electronics). Job Duties

• Highly analytical and cross-functional Systems Engineer to bridge the gap between high-level system requirements and implementable, testable firmware execution.
• Sitting within the Software Engineering organization with a dotted line to Systems Engineering, you will serve as the technical translator and gatekeeper for our firmware requirements.
• Your primary responsibility is to own the lifecycle of firmware requirements. You will ingest complex, system-level operational requirements, distill them into precise, low-level firmware requirements, and ensure they are flawlessly aligned for both the developers writing the code and the test engineers validating it.
• Deconstruct high-level system requirements, functional safety goals, and product specifications into clear, unambiguous, implementable, and testable firmware requirements
• Partner with Systems Engineering to maintain a consistent, company-wide requirements process and ensure perfect upstream/downstream traceability.
• Collaborate with Firmware Engineering to verify that proposed requirements are technically feasible, architecturally sound, and do not introduce unintended complexity.
• Engage with Test Engineering early in the lifecycle to guarantee every requirement is verifiable and to co-develop the verification and validation (V&V) matrix.
• Establish, maintain, and audit end-to-end traceability matrices in JAMA from system-level requirements down to firmware implementation and test cases.
• Evaluate incoming feature requests, system changes, or hardware modifications for their impact on the firmware requirements baseline. Champion rigorous impact analysis before changes are approved.
• Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for JAMA within the software team, ensuring best practices for requirements capturing, risk analysis, and configuration management are followed uniformly.

Knowledge/Skills/Education/Experience

• Bachelor"s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience as a Firmware Engineer, with at least 2 years involved in developing requirements in a complex product development environment (e.g., Automotive, Aerospace, Medical Devices, Robotics, or Consumer Electronics).
• Advanced, hands-on experience with JAMA Connect (or equivalent enterprise ALM tools like DOORS, Polarion) creating hierarchies, reuse libraries, and traceability links.
• A strong foundational understanding of embedded systems, firmware architecture, microcontrollers, and communication protocols (e.g., CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet).
• Deep understanding of Verification & Validation frameworks, including Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing, automated regression testing, and boundary-value test case design.

Belcan is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.' Belcan provides a competitive pay and benefits package. This position is offering a pay range of $75.18/hr. however, we consider several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to education, experience, geographic location, and discipline. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law.