Blackline Safety is hiring a Firmware Team Lead to join our Calgary, AB based team. Reporting to the Firmware Development Director, the Team Lead develops firmware modules/components, designs and leads the implementation process of new modules and provides support for the team's overall work. Daily responsibilities include being a contact point to support other departments within Blackline Safety by providing the right information as well as planning and driving projects to completion. The Technical Team Lead focuses on participating in defining new products and features, ensuring due diligence on safety critical features for example, gas detection.
Responsibilities:
Technical owner
- Originally developed or taken ownership of firmware module/components: Gas Detection, User Interface and Bluetooth/BLE
- Be a source of information and contact point for other groups like Hardware, Software, UX and QA: answer questions, triage issues, redirect to the right resource
- Ensure due diligence on safety critical features like gas detection
Project engineer
- Design and lead the implementation of new modules
- Plan and drive the completion of projects
- Participate in defining new features and products
Team supporter and process contributor
- Peer review the team's work.
- Advocate and enforce code quality
- Initiate and guide discussions to solve problems
- Bring new team members up to speed
- Identify and address friction points in the process to make it a better work experience for the team
Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering
- Experience using C/C++ in an embedded environment
- Experience working with an embedded RTOS
- Experience writing low level drivers
- Object Oriented Design and Development experience
About Blackline Safety
Blackline Safety is a world leader in the development and manufacturing of wirelessly connected safety products. We offer the broadest and most complete portfolio available in the industry. Our products are designed to save lives and we monitor personnel working alone in populated areas, complex indoor facilities, and the remote reaches of our planet. Blackline's products are used to keep people safe in the event of falls, missed check-ins, man-downs, and exposure to explosive or toxic gas. Our design, development, sales, marketing, support, and production are all performed in-house at our headquarters in Calgary, AB. Blackline Safety is a publicly traded company.
Blackline Safety is powered by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants, regardless of age, religion, race, color, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, national origin, race, or sexual orientation. We enthusiastically encourage all individuals to apply for positions that fit their passions.
About Blackline Safety
Blackline Safety is a world leader in the development and manufacturing of wirelessly connected safety products. We offer the broadest and most complete portfolio available in the industry. Our products are designed to save lives and we monitor personnel working alone in populated areas, complex indoor facilities, and the remote reaches of our planet. Blackline's products are used to keep people safe in the event of falls, missed check-ins, man-downs, and exposure to explosive or toxic gas. Our design, development, sales, marketing, support, and production are all performed in-house at our headquarters in Calgary, AB. Blackline Safety is a publicly-traded company (TSX: BLN). To learn more about our company visit www.blacklinesafety.com
Blackline Safety is powered by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants, regardless of age, religion, race, color, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, national origin, race, or sexual orientation. We enthusiastically encourage all individuals to apply for positions that fit their passions.