Firmware Engineer II
Location
Cedar Park, TX
Level
Mid-Level
Department
Aerospace & Space
Type
Salary
Job Description
Posted on:
2026-06-12
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and test embedded firmware for microcontrollers and microprocessors in bare-metal or RTOS environments.
- Architect and implement low-level drivers and communication protocols for real-time applications.
- Collaborate with hardware engineers to define system architecture and debug hardware/firmware interactions.
- Optimize firmware for power efficiency, performance, and memory constraints in embedded systems.
- Participate in code reviews and maintain high-quality code standards.
- Contribute to system-level debugging, performance profiling, and validation of embedded systems.
- Optionally support FPGA integration and contribute to custom OS builds using tools like Yocto or Buildroot.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 3+ years of professional experience in embedded firmware development in Linux environments.
- Proven track record of delivering real-world industry projects involving embedded firmware.
- Strong programming skills in C/C++ for embedded systems.
- Experience with communication protocols and real-time system constraints.
- Familiarity with debugging tools and embedded development environments.
- Experience with CI/CD workflow development for embedded firmware projects is desired.
