Embedded Firmware Engineer — Real-Time, Low-Power & OTA

Opal Electronics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Opal Electronics seeks a firmware engineer to work at the intersection of UX and hardware, delivering low-latency, power-efficient software for our devices.

You will collaborate with hardware and design teams, implement RTOS/bare-metal firmware in C/C++, and develop testing and OTA update systems to ensure quality at scale.

Experience with wireless connectivity (BLE/Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi, GSM) and Python tooling is highly valued as we ship consumer products that delight users.

Qualifications

• 3-10 years of experience in firmware development.
• Experience integrating wireless connectivity for latency-constrained real-time multimedia applications.
• Fluent in C/C++ for RTOS and bare-metal environments, Python for tooling, and hardware debugging.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with hardware and design teams to create seamless user experiences.
• Integrate wireless connectivity (Bluetooth, BLE, Wi-Fi, GSM) for latency-constrained real-time multimedia applications.
• Orchestrate power management for low-power and battery-constrained devices.
• Develop manufacturing test frameworks and field debugging tools that ensure quality at scale.
• Design over-the-air firmware update systems that are robust and simple to deploy.
• Ship consumer products that are a joy to use.

Skills

Firmware development

RTOS/bare-metal programming

Power management

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

C/C++

Python

Wireless connectivity

Hardware debugging

Job description

Opal Electronics seeks a firmware engineer to work at the intersection of UX and hardware, delivering low-latency, power-efficient software for our devices.

You will collaborate with hardware and design teams, implement RTOS/bare-metal firmware in C/C++, and develop testing and OTA update systems to ensure quality at scale.

Experience with wireless connectivity (BLE/Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi, GSM) and Python tooling is highly valued as we ship consumer products that delight users.