Hands-On Embedded Systems Architect

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East is seeking an Embedded Systems Architect to lead the design of next-generation embedded platforms, combining hardware, firmware, and software to deliver robust products.

The candidate will own end-to-end architecture, prototype new approaches, and work across hardware, firmware, and software teams to ensure practical and scalable solutions that meet market needs.

Qualifications

• Architectural thinking with hands-on implementation across hardware, firmware, and software.
• Ability to translate requirements into scalable system architecture and practical solutions.
• Experience in hardware-software co-design, prototyping, debugging, and production bring-up.

Responsibilities

• Define next-generation embedded architectures for hardware platforms.
• Integrate electrical hardware, sensors, and communications into system-level designs.
• Develop and review firmware/software, prototype and validate concepts.
• Lead schematic reviews, board bring-up, and system integration.
• Establish reusable platforms, interfaces, and development standards.

Skills

Hardware/Electrical

Embedded Systems

Embedded Software/Firmware

Systems Architecture

Hands-On Execution

Product Thinking

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Ownership

Impact

Job description

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East is seeking an Embedded Systems Architect to lead the design of next-generation embedded platforms, combining hardware, firmware, and software to deliver robust products.

The candidate will own end-to-end architecture, prototype new approaches, and work across hardware, firmware, and software teams to ensure practical and scalable solutions that meet market needs.