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# Embedded Software Engineer - Firmware

- **Company:** Applied Intuition
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, ARM Architecture, C++ (Programming Language), Software Debugging, Linux, Embedded Software, Firmware, FreeRTOS, Hardware Interface Design, Python (Programming Language), Software Architecture, Real-Time Operating Systems, Shell Script, System Testing, Scripting, Git, Lauterbach Debugger, Information Technology, Build Tools
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-embedded-software-engineer-firmware-appliedintuition-com-10662474

## About the Role

* A Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related
 * At least 12 months of experience in a firmware engineer role with an autonomous vehicle company
 * At least 12 months of experience with the following:
 + Programming & Scripting: C/C++, Python, shell scripting
 + Operating Systems & Build Tools: Linux, SafeRTOS, Bazel, Git
 + Embedded Development: BSP and HAL development, ARM architectures
 + Debugging & Hardware Tools: Lauterbach, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers
 + Functional Safety: ISO 26262 processes

## Description

* Integrate vendor components across multiple controllers and subsystems within a safety-critical software architecture, ensuring reliable communication over hardware interfaces.
 * Implement real-time operating system (RTOS) applications as required for vehicle platforms.
 * Design and develop high-quality C/C++ firmware for real-time, deterministic, safety-critical embedded systems.
 * Support hardware bring-up and perform low-level debugging of boards and SoCs.
 * Collaborate with teams to bring up and produce firmware on new devices and maintain correct operation across subsystems.
 * Implement safety-critical functionality, including fault detection, automated responses, watchdogs, inter-controller coordination, and system validation/debugging.
 * Provide technical leadership for platform safety, coordinating the design, implementation, and validation of safety-critical firmware across subsystems.