Firmware Engineering Intern: Embedded Systems & Hardware

Centro Escolar University; Austin (TX); Presencial; USD 110.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Centro Escolar University in Austin is seeking a firmware engineer to design, implement, and test core firmware in C/C++ across bare-metal, RTOS, and embedded Linux environments. You will work closely with hardware teams to debug drivers and low-level interfaces, delivering reliable, deterministic code with safety-focused timing.

The role emphasizes collaboration across hardware, power electronics, and platform software, with a strong focus on real-system behavior and robust end-to-end

Formación

• Solid understanding of C/C++, embedded systems concepts, and basic computer architecture.
• Experience with microcontrollers, RTOS, sensor integration, or robotics.
• Interest in real system behavior, timing diagrams, interrupts, and debugging hardware.

Responsabilidades

• Build core firmware by designing, implementing, and testing firmware in C/C++ on bare-metal, RTOS, and embedded Linux systems across the fleet.
• Work close to hardware by developing and debugging device drivers, communication interfaces, and low-level system behavior.
• Collaborate with hardware, power electronics, and platform software engineers to solve integration problems and deliver end-to-end behavior.
• Ship code under real-world constraints ensuring reliability, determinism, and safety with attention to timing and simplicity.

Conocimientos

C/C++

Embedded systems

Computer architecture

Microcontrollers

RTOS

Descripción del empleo

Centro Escolar University in Austin is seeking a firmware engineer to design, implement, and test core firmware in C/C++ across bare-metal, RTOS, and embedded Linux environments. You will work closely with hardware teams to debug drivers and low-level interfaces, delivering reliable, deterministic code with safety-focused timing.

The role emphasizes collaboration across hardware, power electronics, and platform software, with a strong focus on real-system behavior and robust end-to-end