Senior Principal Firmware Engineer, IoT - Santa Clara, CA; Hybrid

SENIOR PRINCIPAL FIRMWARE ENGINEER, IOT

As a hands‑on Architect/Senior Manager you will architect, design, build and test embedded firmware systems for IoT asset tracking device platforms. In this role, you will participate in the definition of architecture and implementation of designs in both prototype and shipping products as well as demonstrate good development practices and seamless collaboration.

• Translate system requirements into design specification. Develop firmware applications within constraints of small, low‑power systems operating in a challenging environment.
• Manage firmware features and debug for existing products in markets while also developing new products.
• Manage customer features, configuration changes and debugs working with Customer support teams.
• Manage silicon vendors SDKs, IT, Cloud, Security, Cyber stakeholders.
• Develop tracking and sensor telemetry applications for real‑time Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) or Cellular IoT networks.
• Develop, coordinate and implement improvements in software development methodology and leading practices including requirements definition, specification development, and unit test strategies.
• Participate in technical reviews for design and implementation for deployment and support processes.

Product prototypes which can be tested, resulting in a minimally viable product to enable our Digital team to gather the data needed to derive the IoT data resulting in intelligence gathering from field.

• Working autonomously or having limited access to immediate manager.
• Working in a matrix environment.

Internal:
Engineering and Project Management.

External:
External vendors, specific to choosing the technology or products that will be used in the engineering of the device.

• Experience with embedded software design and programming in C/C++ for development, debugging, testing and performance analysis.
• 10‑15+ years of experience in embedded software development.
• Experience working with embedded/IoT firmware platforms with FreeRTOS or Zephyr or similar OS.
• Experience building software for embedded/IoT systems or custom SoCs.
• B.S. degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience with lab instrumentation for power, performance tuning, SDKs, analyzers for debugging IoT systems.
• Experience delivering electronics devices in Consumer, IoT, Embedded markets.
• Demonstrated expertise in one or several of the following areas – communication protocols (TCP/IP, Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi), computer vision, sensors, cellular.

• 10+ years of related experience in embedded systems.

• Architect/Design of embedded software engineering activities and provide technical leadership and guidance to team members.
• Analyze, design, develop, and debug firmware for a wide variety of tracking devices, including GPS, Cellular, Wi‑Fi / BLE.
• Be a go‑to person to handle the most complex development, performance and evaluation issues that require in-depth knowledge of product‑focused firmware development.
• Be the go‑to person for head of firmware engineering in the definition and execution of long‑term roadmaps in partnership with architects, hardware designers, SW team.
• Support all phases of hardware development – including early architecture requirements definition, EVT, DVT, PVT.
• Proven track record in managing engineering teams and external contractors.
• Knowledge of communication protocols: I2C, SPI, USART, I2S, PCM.
• Experience with sensors, accelerometers, gyro, GPS, humidity, temperature.
• Experience with Wi‑Fi, BLE, and Cellular IoT solutions is a plus.

Salary range: $185,000 to $230,000 per year. Compensation may vary based on qualifications, experience, and organizational needs. Additional benefits may include medical, retirement, and other monetary incentives beyond the stated salary.