Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer (eInfochips)

Arrow Components; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Arrow Components in Carlsbad, CA and Richmond, BC is seeking a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer (eInfochips) to own major firmware components and lead development for IoT/video products. Role requires collaboration with hardware, cloud, QA and ODM partners to ensure reliable system delivery.

Ideal candidate has 7+ years in embedded firmware, strong Embedded C/C++, RTOS/Embedded Linux, and experience with TCP/UDP, Wi‑Fi/BLE/LTE, and video streaming codecs. Travel to client sites may be required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years embedded firmware development experience, IoT/video streaming preferred.
• Strong C/C++ on RTOS/Embedded Linux.
• Experience with networking protocols and wireless tech.

Responsibilities

• Develop, debug, and maintain embedded firmware for IoT/video products.
• Own major firmware components across design to production lifecycle.
• Collaborate with hardware, cloud, QA and ODM partners for system integration.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

RTOS

Embedded Linux

Networking TCP/UDP

Wi‑Fi / BLE / LTE

Git

Debugging

Python/Perl/Lua

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE

Master's degree (plus)

Tools

Oscillosopes

Logic analyzers

Protocol analyzers

Job description

Position

Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer (eInfochips)

Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer (eInfochips)

Job Description

Role: Senior Embedded Engineer

Location: Carlsbad, CA USA and Richmond, BC Canada

Experience: 8+ Years

What You'll Be Doing

• Experience developing firmware for consumer IoT or smart home products.
• Experience with industry protocols such as Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread, and Matter.
• Knowledge of Linux memory management, file systems, and bootloaders such as U-Boot.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or Lua.
• Experience supporting products through manufacturing and production.
• Design, develop, debug, and maintain embedded firmware for IoT and video streaming products.
• Own major firmware components and features throughout the product development lifecycle, from design to production.
• Collaborate with Hardware, Cloud, Mobile, QA, and ODM partners to ensure successful system integration and product delivery.
• Develop and integrate device drivers, communication protocols, RTOS components, and platform firmware.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex firmware, hardware, and system-level issues.
• Optimize firmware for performance, memory usage, power consumption, and system reliability.
• Review board schematics, component datasheets, and hardware documentation to support firmware development and debugging.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and root-cause analysis to improve software quality.
• Evaluate new SoCs, image sensors, wireless modules, and other hardware components for future product development.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices and continuous process improvements.

What We Are Looking For

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree is a plus, or equivalent industry experience.

• 7+ years of experience in embedded firmware development, preferably with IoT, networking, or video streaming products.
• Strong programming skills in Embedded C and C++.
• Experience developing software on RTOS and Embedded Linux platforms.
• Solid understanding of real-time multimedia applications, including video/audio processing, compression, and streaming technologies (H.264/H.265).
• Experience with multithreaded and multitasking embedded software development.
• Experience developing and debugging embedded device drivers.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills in embedded systems.
• Experience optimizing embedded software for performance and resource utilization.
• Working knowledge of networking protocols, including TCP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, RTP, RTSP, SIP and WebRTC.
• Experience with wireless communication technologies such as Wi-Fi, BLE, and LTE.
• Familiarity with IoT communication architectures and cloud-connected devices.
• Hands-on experience using hardware debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
• Experience using source control systems such as Git.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Work Arrangement Fully Onsite

Must be able to travel to an Arrow Client office location as requested by Arrow Client leadership.

Location

Carlsbad, CA USA and Richmond, BC Canada

About EInfochips

eInfochips, an Arrow company (Fortune#154), is a leading global provider of product engineering and semiconductor design services. A rich history of over two decades, with over 500+ products developed and 40M deployments in 140 countries, eInfochips continues to fuel technological innovations in multiple verticals. eInfochips has strategic technology partnerships with Qualcomm, NVIDIA, NXP, Analog Devices, Texas Instruments, Amazon, Microsoft and Google to name a few. Along with Arrow’s $38B in revenues, 22,000 employees, and 345 locations serving over 80 countries, eInfochips is primed to accelerate connected products innovation for 150,000+ global clients. eInfochips acts as a catalyst to Arrow’s Sensor-to-Sunset initiative and offers complete edge-to-cloud capabilities for its clients. Please visit www.einfochips.com for our portfolio of product engineering services across various industries & verticals.

Arrow’s Sensor-to-Sunset initiative and offers complete edge-to-cloud capabilities for its clients. Please visit www.einfochips.com for our portfolio of product engineering services across various industries C verticals.

EEO Statement

Arrow is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Location

CA-BC-British Columbia, Canada (Arlo Technologies)

Time Type

Full time

Job Category

Engineering Services