Senior embedded software engineer architects and implements firmware for autonomous drones, integrating sensors, cameras, and hardware on embedded Linux and microcontrollers. Requires modern C++, Python, SOC development, and hardware bring-up experience.
170k – 278k/yr
HybridEmbedded Engineering
About the role
How you'll make an impact
Provide technical direction and architecture of complex systems
Design and implement the embedded software that runs on the vehicle
Characterize, integrate, and validate key subsystems (e.g. next-gen camera, radio)
Bring up and debug new hardware
Write interfaces and drivers for sensors and other devices
What makes you a good fit
Ability to write modern C++ in a real-time embedded environment
Python development experience
Ability to write clean code with appropriate abstraction boundaries
SOC development (Qualcomm devices a plus), embedded microcontrollers, camera drivers
Practical experience writing firmware/embedded code for a physical device
Embedded Linux userspace and kernel development
Fundamental knowledge of low-level firmware
Hands-on hardware bring-up, system debugging and code optimization
Knowledge of debugging systems at ARM assembly code level
Embedded security and cryptographic firmware development
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