Lead Firmware Architect – Real-Time Embedded Systems

Carbon; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Carbon is seeking a Firmware Engineer to lead the firmware team and architect our firmware development. This role requires strong skills in firmware architecture, driver development, requirements specification, and embedded control systems, with deep electronics knowledge to collaborate with hardware teams.

The position is in-office with 4-5 days in Sunnyvale, CA, plus flexible work-from-home during project phases.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of firmware engineering experience
• Deep experience with C, C++, and Python
• Strong grasp of analog and digital circuits and reading schematics
• Experience with TI microcontrollers and communication interfaces (USB, I2C, SPI, UART, etc.)
• Proficient with version control (Git or similar)
• Skilled in circuit and system-level debugging with bench equipment
• Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership or mentorship within an engineering team

Responsibilities

• Lead the firmware engineering team and represent firmware priorities in cross-functional design discussions
• Partner with Electrical, Mechanical, Software, and Systems Engineering to design, validate, and ship products
• Writing drivers and state machines for custom PCBs (with EE)
• Building firmware within mechanical design constraints (with ME)
• Integrating firmware into the software update pipeline, help develop firmware build systems, and debugging firmware to software communication
• Debugging test hardware and resolving customer issues (with Systems)
• Write firmware to actuate smart hardware devices, including sensor integration, signal processing, motor control, and feedback control system design
• Develop and maintain real-time C/C++ firmware on TI/ARM platforms using TI-RTOS
• Build unit, board, and regression tests in C++ and Python using test-driven development
• Define and implement firmware development best practices
• Mentor junior engineers and support EE/Systems engineers working in firmware

Skills

Firmware engineering

Leadership

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering / Software Engineering

Tools

TI-RTOS

TI microcontrollers

Git

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Altium Designer

Protobuf

Job description

Carbon is seeking a Firmware Engineer to lead the firmware team and architect our firmware development. This role requires strong skills in firmware architecture, driver development, requirements specification, and embedded control systems, with deep electronics knowledge to collaborate with hardware teams.

The position is in-office with 4-5 days in Sunnyvale, CA, plus flexible work-from-home during project phases.