Firmware Engineer – GNSS/GPS Tracking

Job description

Tractive is the most trusted name for keeping cats and dogs safe and healthy. The secret to our success? A team of truly unique individuals who care about each other just as much as going the extra mile for pet parents. Want to be part of our story? Check out this role and see if you’re a good match! Your territory: As part of our Firmware team, you will: Build the firmware that helps people find their pets and understand their health - anywhere in the world Develop and improve the core GNSS positioning system behind our trackers, making sure a dog that slips its leash in a city park or a cat wandering through rural fields can still be found reliably Focus on getting the most out of GNSS (GPS, Galileo, BeiDou, and more): improving accuracy, reducing power consumption, and making positioning robust in real-world conditions like dense cities, forests, and low-signal environments Work hands-on with GNSS chipsets and positioning protocols, and combine satellite data with sensor inputs to make tracking more reliable, especially when signals are weak or noisy When things don’t behave as expected (and they won’t), dig into device logs and real-world tracking data to understand edge cases...