Energy-Efficient Embedded Hardware Engineer

Efficient Computer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

401K match

Parental leave

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Efficient in California is seeking an Embedded Hardware Engineer to design and bring up test hardware and customer evaluation kits for our energy‑efficient processor platform. You will work with PCBA vendors and perform board bring‑up and pre‑silicon activities.

You will develop boot ROM and firmware, build a low‑level SDK, and assist customers with board development while collaborating with Digital Design and Compiler teams to debug silicon issues.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience with PCB board design.
• 8+ years of experience developing software for embedded systems.
• Experience debugging silicon and hardware prototypes in the lab.
• 5+ years of experience with C and/or C++.
• Deep knowledge of at least one embedded platform, such as MSP430, STM32, Ambiq Apollo, PIC32, or similar.
• Experience using industry standard development and debugging tools for embedded systems.
• Strong attention to detail, and an ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Good problem solving skills, communication skills, and work ethic.
• Comfortable working at a start‑up engineering pace.

Responsibilities

• Develop bring‑up test hardware and customer EDKs
• Engage with PCBA vendors, and manage relationships
• Perform board bring‑up
• Perform pre‑silicon validation activities for our processors
• Develop boot ROM and firmware for our processors
• Perform first‑silicon bring‑up and checkout activities
• Engage with Digital Design and Compiler teams to debug silicon issues
• Build out a low level SDK for our processors and maintain a set of standard libraries
• Support customers with their board development efforts, reviewing designs and providing recommended solutions
• Deploy applications to our processors, in software simulation, RTL emulation, and silicon implementation

Skills

PCB design

Embedded software

C/C++

Embedded platforms

Development tools

Tools

Altium Develop

Job description

Efficient in California is seeking an Embedded Hardware Engineer to design and bring up test hardware and customer evaluation kits for our energy‑efficient processor platform. You will work with PCBA vendors and perform board bring‑up and pre‑silicon activities.

You will develop boot ROM and firmware, build a low‑level SDK, and assist customers with board development while collaborating with Digital Design and Compiler teams to debug silicon issues.