Firmware Engineering Manager, Vehicle OS

Applied Intuition; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 280,000 - 355,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Firmware team within the Vehicle OS organization. You will drive architecture, development, and integration of foundational embedded systems powering the Vehicle OS platform, working with real‑time OS, kernel, and HAL teams.

You will mentor engineers, oversee embedded C/C++ codebases, and collaborate across hardware and software to enable next‑gen automotive experiences.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of experience architecting and shipping production embedded/firmware software.
• Proven ability to manage, mentor, and grow technical teams.
• Experience shipping firmware for automotive or consumer electronics.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and grow a team of firmware engineers.
• Architect and develop robust low-level software for Vehicle OS platform.
• Oversee embedded C/C++ codebases, code reviews, and system debugging.
• Collaborate across hardware and software teams to bring up new platforms.
• Deliver RTOS, Linux kernel, and HALs for automotive devices.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to execute on new features.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

RTOS implementation

Linux kernel

Hardware integration

Team leadership

System-level debugging

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/EE

Job description

Applied Intuition in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Firmware team within the Vehicle OS organization. You will drive architecture, development, and integration of foundational embedded systems powering the Vehicle OS platform, working with real‑time OS, kernel, and HAL teams.

You will mentor engineers, oversee embedded C/C++ codebases, and collaborate across hardware and software to enable next‑gen automotive experiences.