Firmware Engineering Manager, Vehicle OS

InvestedintheMission; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Firmware team within Vehicle OS in Sunnyvale. You will lead and mentor firmware engineers, architect low-level software for Vehicle OS, and oversee C/C++ codebases, debugging, and platform bring-up across hardware and software teams to enable next-generation automotive experiences.

You will collaborate with hardware and software groups to deliver RTOS and Linux-based platforms, drive platform initiatives, and ensure robust integration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent from a top program (Stanford, Berkeley, CMU, Waterloo, or similar)
• 8+ years of experience architecting and shipping production embedded/firmware software
• Experience shipping complex firmware or embedded software in production, ideally for automotive or consumer electronics
• Strong background in embedded C/C++, RTOS implementation, Linux kernel, and low-level driver/HAL development
• Hands-on hardware integration and debugging experience
• Experience with platform bring-up, sensors integration, and HW/SW co-design
• Proven ability to manage, mentor, and grow technical teams

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and grow a team of firmware and embedded software engineers
• Architect and develop robust, low-level software for the Vehicle OS platform
• Oversee development and maintenance of embedded C/C++ codebases, code reviews, and system-level debugging
• Collaborate across hardware and software engineering teams to design, bring up, and validate new platforms
• Ensure successful delivery of cutting-edge RTOS, Linux kernel, and hardware abstraction layers for automotive devices
• Partner closely with and cross-functional leaders to execute on new features and platform initiatives

Skills

Leadership

Firmware engineering

Embedded C/C++

RTOS

Linux kernel

Hardware debugging

Platform bring-up

Cross-functional collaboration

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Applied Intuition is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Firmware team within Vehicle OS in Sunnyvale. You will lead and mentor firmware engineers, architect low-level software for Vehicle OS, and oversee C/C++ codebases, debugging, and platform bring-up across hardware and software teams to enable next-generation automotive experiences.

You will collaborate with hardware and software groups to deliver RTOS and Linux-based platforms, drive platform initiatives, and ensure robust integration