Firmware Engineer Intern - Weather Sensor Systems

WindBorne Systems; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 37,505 - 53,416; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-office food

Job summary

WindBorne Systems in Redwood City is seeking a Firmware Wizard to own the entire firmware stack for its weather balloons. The role involves developing and maintaining drivers and low-level libraries, owning the RTOS hardware abstraction layer, and ensuring power optimization of sensor hardware. Ideal candidates will have strong skills in C/C++, Python, and debugging, coupled with real-world hardware experience. The position requires in-person presence at the office and offers in-office food along with a salary of $33/hr.

Qualifications

• Experience programming, shipping, and maintaining hardware in a real-world setting.
• Excited by rapid iteration rather than perfect long-term planning.
• Comfortable reading PCB schematics; ideally have some EE experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain drivers and low-level libraries for new chips, modules, and sensors.
• Own our custom open-source RTOS hardware abstraction layer.
• Design fault-tolerant systems that can recover gracefully from unexpected conditions.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Python programming

Low-level driver development

Reading PCB schematics

Debugging skills

Effective communication

Job description

WindBorne Systems in Redwood City is seeking a Firmware Wizard to own the entire firmware stack for its weather balloons. The role involves developing and maintaining drivers and low-level libraries, owning the RTOS hardware abstraction layer, and ensuring power optimization of sensor hardware. Ideal candidates will have strong skills in C/C++, Python, and debugging, coupled with real-world hardware experience. The position requires in-person presence at the office and offers in-office food along with a salary of $33/hr.