Lead Embedded Firmware Engineer — Low-Power & AI

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 162,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible vacations

Parental leave

Job summary

HP IQ in San Francisco is seeking a Lead Firmware Engineer to design and develop firmware for ARM-based MCUs in prototypes and products. You will coordinate with the EE, RF, Security, Cloud Services, and AI teams to build high-performance, secure, and power-efficient systems.

Bring up hardware in the lab, support remote production sites, and define performance metrics. The role requires 8+ years in embedded firmware, plus expertise in radio stacks and FreeRTOS/Zephyr.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in firmware for embedded microcontrollers.
• Experience with radio stacks (BT, BLE, Wi‑Fi) and sensors.
• Proficient in FreeRTOS or Zephyr and Embedded C/C++.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop firmware and embedded system architecture for ARM-based MCUs.
• Collaborate with the EE, RF, Security, Cloud Services, and AI teams to build reliable systems.
• Bring up hardware in the lab and support remote production site builds.

Skills

Embedded firmware

ARM MCU

Low-power systems

C/C++ programming

RTOS (FreeRTOS/Zephyr)

Radio stacks (BT/BLE/Wi‑Fi)

Tools

FreeRTOS

Zephyr

Embedded C

C++

Unit tests

Job description

HP IQ in San Francisco is seeking a Lead Firmware Engineer to design and develop firmware for ARM-based MCUs in prototypes and products. You will coordinate with the EE, RF, Security, Cloud Services, and AI teams to build high-performance, secure, and power-efficient systems.

Bring up hardware in the lab, support remote production sites, and define performance metrics. The role requires 8+ years in embedded firmware, plus expertise in radio stacks and FreeRTOS/Zephyr.