Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer (eInfochips)

Arrow Electronics; Richmond; On-site; CAD 167,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Arrow Electronics is seeking a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to join the eInfochips team. The engineer will design, implement, and maintain embedded firmware for IoT and video streaming products using Embedded C/C++, RTOS, and Embedded Linux.

The role requires collaborating with hardware, cloud, QA, and ODM partners, reviewing schematics, and mentoring junior engineers. Onsite in Carlsbad, CA or Richmond, BC, Canada with travel to client offices as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of embedded firmware development, preferably IoT/video streaming.
• Strong programming in Embedded C/C++ on RTOS and Embedded Linux.
• Knowledge of real-time video processing, streaming, and networking.
• Experience debugging embedded systems and device drivers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain embedded firmware for IoT and video streaming products.
• Own major firmware components across the product lifecycle, from design to production.
• Collaborate with Hardware, Cloud, QA, and ODM for system integration.
• Develop device drivers and communication protocols; optimize performance and memory.
• Review schematics, datasheets, and hardware docs to support debugging.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

RTOS

Embedded Linux

Networking

Video processing

Multithreading

Debugging

Git

IoT

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

U-Boot

Linux

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