Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Colossus Technologies Group; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Colossus Technologies Group in the United States is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer / Technical Lead to architect and build low-level platform software for safety- and mission-critical systems. You'll work closely with hardware, systems, and software teams while helping set technical direction for the platform, including secure boot, board bring-up, and hardware security reviews.

The role demands hands-on coding in C/C++, debugging with JTAG and logic analyzers, and mentoring

Qualifications

• Extensive embedded systems and firmware development experience.
• Strong C/C++ and low-level programming skills.
• Experience with secure boot, bootloaders, and embedded/platform security.
• Hands-on board bring-up and processor initialization experience.
• Good understanding of SoCs, memory interfaces, and hardware abstraction.
• Experience with hardware debugging tools (JTAG, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes).
• Experience providing technical or architectural leadership.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop embedded firmware and low-level platform software.
• Implement secure boot, bootloaders, and trusted execution.
• Perform board bring-up, processor initialization, and driver development.
• Debug complex hardware/software interactions.
• Provide technical leadership across embedded, security, and hardware teams.

Skills

Embedded systems

Firmware development

C/C++

Hardware debugging

Security/Trusted execution

Leadership / mentoring

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Embedded Software Engineer / Technical Lead to help architect and build low-level platform software for safety- and mission-critical systems.

This is a highly technical, hands-on role focused on embedded firmware, platform security, boot architecture, and hardware/software integration. You'll work closely with hardware, systems, and software engineering teams while helping set technical direction for the platform.

What You'll Work On:

• Architecture and development of embedded firmware and low-level platform software.
• Secure boot, bootloaders, hardware root of trust, key provisioning, and trusted execution.
• Board bring-up, processor initialization, BSPs, drivers, and hardware validation.
• Debugging complex hardware/software interactions.
• Platform security architecture, threat modeling, and security reviews.
• Integration of firmware with operating systems and higher-level software.
• Technical leadership and mentorship across embedded, security, and hardware teams.

What We're Looking For:

• Extensive embedded systems and firmware development experience.
• Strong C/C++ and low-level programming skills.
• Experience with secure boot, bootloaders, and embedded/platform security.
• Hands-on board bring-up and processor initialization experience.
• Strong understanding of SoCs, processor architectures, memory interfaces, and hardware abstraction.
• Experience with hardware debugging tools such as JTAG, logic analyzers, or oscilloscopes.
• Experience providing technical or architectural leadership.

Nice to Have:

• ARM TrustZone, TPM, TEE, or similar secuirty tecnologies.
• Security certification or platform-hardening experience.
• Background with safety-critical or mission-critical embedded systems.