Lead Embedded Firmware Architect for Connected Pool Systems

Hayward Holdings, Inc.; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision coverage

401(k) with 3% match, plus additional

Company-paid benefits

Job summary

Hayward Holdings Inc. is seeking a Principal Firmware Engineer to provide technical leadership across embedded platforms and drive the design of scalable firmware frameworks for connected pool products.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration from prototypes to high-volume manufacturing and field deployment. You will mentor engineers, own bootloaders, secure updates, diagnostics, and power-management strategies, while ensuring robust UART/SPI/I2C/CAN/RS-485 and wireless connectivity to the

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline
• 10+ years of embedded firmware development delivering commercial products
• 3+ years providing technical leadership across complex firmware development efforts
• Expert-level C/C++ development for resource-constrained embedded systems
• Experience developing firmware on ARM Cortex‑M microcontrollers or similar embedded architectures
• Strong understanding of RTOS concepts, multitasking, synchronization, interrupts, and memory management
• Experience developing and debugging embedded communication protocols including UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, and RS-485
• Experience performing board bring‑up, hardware integration, and low-level debugging
• Proficiency using JTAG/SWD debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and embedded diagnostic tools
• Experience designing fault‑tolerant embedded software including bootloaders, firmware update mechanisms, diagnostics, watchdog strategies, logging, and recovery systems
• Experience using Git and modern software configuration management workflows

Responsibilities

• Lead firmware architecture — Design scalable, reusable firmware frameworks, HALs, RTOS architecture, and system services used across multiple connected pool product families
• Build resilient embedded systems — Implement fault detection, watchdog recovery, diagnostics, and power management for continuous outdoor operation
• Drive hardware bring-up — Partner with EE teams on board bring-up, peripheral integration, driver development, and validation across hardware revisions
• Debug complex firmware issues — Resolve timing, interrupt, RTOS, communication, and hardware/software issues using JTAG/SWD, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers
• Own connectivity & communication layers — Maintain reliable UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS-485, BLE, and Wi-Fi communication between devices and the cloud
• Design for production — Build bootloaders, secure firmware updates, fault logging, and manufacturing test interfaces for long-term serviceability
• Provide technical leadership — Mentor engineers, lead architecture and code reviews, and champion CI/CD, testing, and engineering best practices while collaborating cross-functionally with manufacturing, quality, and product teams

Skills

C/C++

ARM Cortex‑M

RTOS concepts

Git

Education

BS/MS in Computer Engineering/CS/EE

Tools

JTAG/SWD

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

Hayward Holdings Inc. is seeking a Principal Firmware Engineer to provide technical leadership across embedded platforms and drive the design of scalable firmware frameworks for connected pool products.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration from prototypes to high-volume manufacturing and field deployment. You will mentor engineers, own bootloaders, secure updates, diagnostics, and power-management strategies, while ensuring robust UART/SPI/I2C/CAN/RS-485 and wireless connectivity to the