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# Staff Engineer - Firmware

- **Company:** Vector Atomic
- **Location:** Pleasanton, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Computer Networks, Firmware, Internet Security, Quantum Computing
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/staff-engineer-firmware-pleasanton-ca--1d8755ab-e362-4eaf-a53c-c23123018d9f

## About the Role

Computer Firmware, Internet Security, Logistics, Drug Discovery, Quantum Computing, Financial Modeling, Material Science, Customer Support/Service, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Computer Networks

## Description

As a Technical Lead for Real-Time Control Systems, you will provide the architectural vision and technical leadership necessary to build next-generation quantum instruments. You will be responsible for designing complex embedded systems on ARM SoC and ST Micro platforms, developing robust data acquisition pipelines, and implementing the control algorithms that drive precision sensing technology. This role sits at the intersection of hardware and software, requiring you to bridge the gap between physicists, electronics engineers, and firmware teams. Beyond writing production-quality code, you will serve as a mentor and strategist, driving coding standards, hardware bring-up strategies, and the continuous improvement of development infrastructure to ensure the scalability of quantum control frameworks.