Principal Embedded Systems Software Engineer

What you'll do

• Lead the design, development, integration, and validation of embedded software and firmware for assigned products.
• Translate system, customer, security, and platform requirements into clear software designs and implementation plans.
• Make technical decisions by balancing performance, power, memory, security, reliability, cost, and schedule.
• Develop reusable software components, frameworks, tools, and engineering practices to improve delivery speed and quality.
• Diagnose and resolve complex cross-layer issues involving firmware, hardware, performance, power, and security.
• Create and maintain architecture specifications, design documentation, decision records, and technical manuals.
• Lead design and code reviews to identify technical risks and drive mitigation plans.
• Mentor less-experienced engineers and promote disciplined engineering and problem-solving practices.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Typically 12 years of progressive experience in embedded software, firmware, device-driver development, or a related discipline.
• Advanced proficiency in C, with working knowledge of C++, Python, batch scripting, and command-line shells.
• Advanced embedded firmware development on Arm-based processors and SoC or MCU platforms.
• Strong knowledge of bare-metal systems, bootloader architectures, RTOS concepts, concurrency, and multithreaded firmware development.
• Advanced embedded debugging using JTAG, SWD, trace tools, crash analysis, and system-level instrumentation.
• Experience with UART, I²C, SPI, and other hardware communication protocols.
• Embedded Software Engineering certification (preferred).