Embedded Systems Engineer

Austin Sensing Company; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Insurance benefits

Lunch and dinner served daily

Job summary

Austin Sensing Company is hiring an Embedded Systems Engineer to develop firmware for our sensing hardware in Austin, Texas. You’ll own board bring-up, peripheral configuration, and driver development across our radar, RF, and sensor products.

You’ll collaborate with electrical, RF, FPGA, and software engineers to take systems from bring-up to production and deployment, applying robust debugging and testing practices.

Qualifications

• Experience developing embedded firmware or software for deployed hardware products.
• Proficiency in C or C++ and familiarity with Python for testing and automation.
• Strong understanding of microcontrollers, processors, interrupts, memory, and peripheral interfaces.
• Experience with bare-metal development, real-time operating systems, or embedded Linux.
• Hands-on board bring-up and debugging skills using JTAG/SWD debuggers, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Experience diagnosing problems across firmware, hardware, and communications.
• Familiarity with version control, automated builds, and software testing.
• Clear technical communication and attention to reliability and maintainability.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded firmware and software for microcontrollers and processors across our sensing products.
• Bring up new boards, configure peripherals, and develop drivers.
• Implement sensor control, data acquisition, and communications between hardware and application software.
• Build interfaces using protocols such as SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, and Ethernet.
• Develop reliable startup, configuration, fault handling, and recovery behavior.
• Implement firmware updates, diagnostics, and system health monitoring for deployed devices.
• Debug issues involving interrupts, timing, memory, communications, and hardware interactions.
• Optimize software for compute, memory, power, and latency requirements.
• Build automated tests and tools for hardware validation, production testing, and field troubleshooting.
• Document interfaces and system behavior, and use field feedback to improve reliability.

Skills

Embedded firmware development

C/C++ programming

Python for testing

Microcontrollers & processors

RTOS / embedded Linux

Board bring-up & debugging

Hardware-software diagnostics

Communications protocols (SPI, I2C, U

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

JTAG/SWD debugging

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Version control (Git)

Automated builds / CI

Job description

Building the future of sensing is extremely hard work. We move fast, tackle difficult technical problems, and expect a lot from one another. We look for self-starters who take ownership and deliver. If you are looking for a traditional 9-to-5, this is not the place for you.

But if you want to build advanced sensing systems in Austin, strengthen U.S. military capabilities, protect American warfighters, support public safety and aerial firefighting, and work alongside operators in the field, we want to hear from you.

Why Austin Sensing Co.

We design and manufacture vertically integrated sensing systems for defense, public safety, and critical infrastructure. Our products are deployed in demanding environments where failure is not an option. Built in America and headquartered in Austin, Texas.

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Embedded Systems Engineer

Location

Austin, TX

On-site

Software

About Austin Sensing Company

Austin Sensing Company builds radar, acoustic, and RF sensors for defense, public safety, critical infrastructure, and autonomous systems. We design and manufacture our hardware in Austin, Texas, with a focus on making high-performance sensing reliable, affordable, and widely available.

About the Role

We’re hiring an Embedded Systems Engineer to develop the firmware and embedded software that operate our sensing hardware. You’ll own code that brings up boards, controls peripherals, moves sensor data, and keeps deployed systems running reliably.

You’ll work closely with electrical, RF, FPGA, and software engineers, taking systems from initial board bring-up through production and customer deployment. We’re looking for someone who understands the hardware beneath their code and can diagnose problems at the bench and in the field.

What You’ll Do

Develop embedded firmware and software for microcontrollers and processors across our sensing products.

Bring up new boards, configure peripherals, and develop drivers alongside electrical engineers.

Implement sensor control, data acquisition, and communications between hardware and application software.

Build interfaces using protocols such as SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, and Ethernet.

Develop reliable startup, configuration, fault handling, and recovery behavior.

Implement firmware updates, diagnostics, and system health monitoring for deployed devices.

Debug issues involving interrupts, timing, memory, communications, and hardware interactions.

Optimize software for compute, memory, power, and latency requirements.

Build automated tests and tools for hardware validation, production testing, and field troubleshooting.

Document interfaces and system behavior, and use field feedback to improve reliability.

What You’ll Bring

Experience developing embedded firmware or software for deployed hardware products.

Proficiency in C or C++ and familiarity with Python or a similar language for testing and automation.

Strong understanding of microcontrollers, processors, interrupts, memory, and peripheral interfaces.

Experience with bare-metal development, real-time operating systems, or embedded Linux.

Hands-on board bring-up and debugging skills using JTAG/SWD debuggers, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.

Experience diagnosing problems across firmware, hardware, and communications.

Familiarity with version control, automated builds, and software testing.

Clear technical communication and attention to reliability and maintainability.

Preferred Experience

Experience with radar, RF, acoustic, or other sensor systems.

Familiarity with DMA, high-speed data acquisition, and interfaces to FPGAs.

Experience with networked devices, time synchronization, and precise timestamping.

Experience implementing secure boot and reliable remote updates.

Experience supporting production testing and troubleshooting deployed systems.

A degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a related field.

401(k)

Insurance benefits

Lunch and dinner served daily