Embedded Systems Engineer; On-Site

AWM is reinventing construction / industrial supply through advanced sensing and automation. Our AWM Frictionless platform enables grab-and-go shopping, tool checkout, and inventory intelligence. We’re hiring a hands-on Embedded Systems Engineer to help us to continue building robust edge software and integrate devices cleanly into our cloud ecosystem. This is an individual contributor role with ~50% focus on embedded/edge, plus meaningful collaboration across the edge-to-cloud pipeline.

• Design & implement Linux software
  (C/C++, Python) for real-time sensing and device control of hardware.
• Integrate hardware & firmware
  : bring‑up boards, write/maintain device drivers, and interface with peripherals (GPIO/UART/I²C/SPI/ADC/DAC).
• Build reliable connectivity
  : implement and harden device communications using TCP/UDP, HTTP(S)/REST, MQTT, and/or gRPC/Protobuf.
• Harden for production
  : performance tuning, resource/memory optimization, and fault‑tolerant behaviors for large device fleets.
• Ship with discipline
  : contribute to CI/CD pipelines (build, test, package), containerize services for edge deployment, and support OTA releases.
• Secure the stack
  : apply secure‑by‑default practices (TLS, certs/identity, secure boot, signed updates, key handling).
• Test & observe
  : author unit/integration tests, support HIL testing, add logging/metrics for remote diagnostics and telemetry.
• Collaborate
  with electrical, mechanical, and cloud/backend teams to deliver features end‑to‑end on schedule.

• 5+ years
  relevant software development experience withC/C++, Python
  . Some of this must include Linux experience as well as user space, and ideally kernel, fundamentals.
• Low‑level interfacing experience: digital I/O, UART, I²C, SPI; comfort reading schematics and datasheets.
• Networking fundamentals and hands‑on protocol work (TCP/IP, sockets; familiarity with HTTP(S), MQTT or similar).
• Strong CS foundations: concurrency/threading, memory management, OS concepts, data structures.
• Dev Ops fluency for edge
  :
  Git workflows; experience with CI systems ("e.g., Git Hub Actions/Git Lab CI/Jenkins") to automate build & test; basic Docker/Podman usage to package edge apps.
• Effective cross‑functional communication; clear technical writing.
• Will and able to work on site
  in Orange County, CA.

• B.S./M.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related.
• Embedded Linux distro/tooling:
  Yocto/Open Embedded or Buildroot; cross-compilers, CMake/GNU Make, tool chains.
• Driver/kernel experience (modules, device trees) and board bring‑up.
• Real‑time concepts: scheduling/latency, multi-threaded design; RTOS exposure ("e.g., FreeRTOS") is a plus.
• Edge orchestration exposure
  : k3s/microk8s or interaction with
  Kubernetes
  -managed services; container registries and image versioning.
• Testing depth:
  Google Test/CTest, fuzz/static analysis ("e.g., clang-tidy"), HIL or emulator‑based CI.
• Security
  depth: secure boot chains, firmware signing/rollback protection, certificate provisioning/rotation, secrets handling.
• Telemetry/observability: device logging, metrics, and remote diagnostics; familiarity with cloud monitoring/alerting patterns.
• Scripting for automation and data handling (
  Python
  /
  Bash
  ).
• Agile delivery and tracking (
  Jira
  ), code review culture, and documentation habits.

• Experience with
  ARM
  and
  x86
  edge platforms; performance profiling on constrained devices.
• OTA frameworks/workflows and staged/blue-green rollouts for device fleets.
• Basic device‑side persistence (e.g., SQLite, log rotation) and efficient serialization (Protobuf/CBOR).
• Familiarity with cloud services
• Lab skills: oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, in‑circuit debuggers; light rework/soldering for bring‑up.

• High‑impact work shaping the future of construction and industrial supply.
• Competitive compensation with
  health benefits
  ,
  paid vacation & sick time
  ,
  401(k), and
  growth opportunities
  .
• Potential
  employee stock option
  participation.