Embedded Software Tools Engineer

About Lyte

Lyte builds perception systems for Physical AI operating in complex environments. The company combines custom silicon, integrated sensors, and software into a unified platform for robotics, mobility, and next‑generation automation. Lyte is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with a global presence. For more information, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

We are looking for a Senior Embedded Software Tools Engineer to design, build, and maintain the software tools that enable efficient development, testing, manufacturing, and deployment of embedded systems s role focuses on creating robust internal tools, workflows, and infrastructure that support firmware, driver, and system engineers across development, validation, factory, and production environments. You will work closely with embedded, firmware, silicon, systems, test, and manufacturing teams to understand workflows and pain points, then design tools that improve developer productivity, software quality, test coverage, and system reliability, from early bring‑up through factory and field deployment.

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software development and test tools used across the organization.
• Build tooling to support:
  • Chip, SoC, and board bring‑up
  • Firmware and driver development
  • Characterization of RTOS‑ and Linux‑based embedded systems
• Develop tools for flashing, provisioning, configuration, calibration, and recovery of embedded devices.
• Create debugging, tracing, and diagnostics tools that interface with:
  • JTAG/SWD and other hardware debug interfaces
  • Target‑side firmware, bootloaders, kernels, and drivers
• Build automation for:
  • Build, test, and deployment pipelines
  • Hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HIL) and system‑level testing
  • Factory and manufacturing test systems
• Design and maintain tooling for factory use cases, including:
  • Board and system‑level test automation
  • Production flashing and configuration
  • Validation, calibration, and pass/fail reporting
• Develop simulation, emulation, and test harnesses to enable faster iteration without physical hardware.
• Integrate tool chains across heterogeneous targets (MCUs, CPUs, DSPs, NPUs, GPUs, custom ASICs).
• Improve observability of embedded systems through logging, metrics, tracing, and crash analysis.
• Ensure tools are reliable, scalable, secure, and easy for engineers and factory operators to use.
• Collaborate closely with firmware, driver, hardware, test, manufacturing, and systems teams to define requirements and interfaces.
• Support production, manufacturing, and field‑debug workflows with robust tooling and root‑cause analysis.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience developing software tools for embedded or systems environments.
• Strong software engineering skills in:
  • Python
  • C and/or C++
  • Shell scripting (Bash or similar)
• Solid understanding of embedded systems fundamentals:
  • Boot flows, memory, interrupts, and concurrency
  • RTOS‑ and Linux‑based embedded systems
• Experience working with embedded build systems, cross‑compilation tool chains, and flashing workflows.
• Familiarity with firmware and driver development and bring‑up processes.
• Experience designing developer‑ and operator‑facing tools with a focus on usability, reliability, and automation.
• Strong debugging and problem‑solving skills across hardware and software boundaries.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across hardware, firmware, software, test, and manufacturing teams.

• Experience with embedded Linux environments:
  • Yocto, Buildroot, cross‑compilation tool chains
  • Kernel build and configuration workflows
• Experience with RTOS‑based systems (e.g., FreeRTOS, Zephyr, QNX, Thread
  
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• Familiarity with hardware debug and trace tools:
  • JTAG/SWD, OpenOCD, GDB, Trace
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• Experience building HIL, SIL, and automated factory test frameworks.
• Experience with emulation and simulation tools (QEMU, virtual platforms).
• Experience with CI/CD systems for embedded software.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, factory, and production test environments.
• Experience working across multiple processor architectures:
  • ARM Cortex‑M/R/A, DSPs,…