Senior or Staff Embedded Software Engineer

We are seeking a Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer who is excited to work at the intersection of firmware, automation, and silicon validation for next-generation Power Delivery Chiplets. In this role, you will build both embedded firmware (C on microcontrollers) and scalable Python-based validation infrastructure that directly impacts product quality and time-to-market.

You will have the opportunity to own critical pieces of the validation stack-from low-level firmware controlling hardware platforms to high-level automation frameworks, data systems, and customer-facing debug tools. The role offers broad exposure to silicon bring-up, lab automation, and system-level debugging, making it ideal for engineers who want to deepen their expertise across both embedded systems and software infrastructure.

As part of a highly collaborative environment, you’ll work closely with hardware, firmware, and silicon design teams, gaining hands-on experience with real-world power management systems and complex hardware interfaces. This role provides strong opportunities to grow into technical leadership, drive architecture decisions, and shape the validation ecosystem for future products., * Design and implement Python-based validation frameworks, drivers, and automation tools

• Build and maintain scalable validation infrastructure, including regression systems
• Design device drivers, board-support packages, hardware interfaces, and low-level firmware
• Develop GUIs and tools for customer debug and evaluation kits
• Create and maintain databases for test logs, results, and analysis
• Debug system-level issues across firmware, software, and hardware interfaces
• Collaborate with hardware, validation, and silicon teams during bring-up and testing
• Develop embedded firmware in C for microcontrollers

• B.S or M.S. in electrical engineering or related fields
• 7+ years of bring-up/embedded firmware level SW development experience
• Strong Python skills for automation, scripting, and test framework development
• Experience with embedded system bring-up and debugging
• Familiarity with communication interfaces: I2C, SPI, I3C, JTAG
• Experience automating and controlling lab instruments (DMMs, Oscilloscopes, Power supplies, etc.)
• Solid understanding of embedded systems fundamentals (interrupts, peripherals, timing, etc.)
• Experience with databases for validation data management
• Experience developing GUI applications, * Experience in one or more areas such as wireless, networking, motor control, power management, sensors, security, bootloaders, or high-performance compute
• Silicon bring-up experience
• Firmware programming and debug
• Manufacturing deployment and debug experience
• Ability to read schematics and support board-level debug (analog/digital)

Anticipated annual base salary: $130,000 - $190,000

• Competitive salary, stock option grant and benefits package
• Health, dental, vision, 401(k), etc.

Powerlattice is a well-funded semiconductor start-up company backed by well-known large Silicon Valley VCs. The company is working on the industry’s groundbreaking chiplet solution for a fundamental shift in how high-performance chips get powered, paving the way for the next generation of AI and advanced computing.