Release and Integration Engineer

Innophaseiot; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Innophaseiot is looking for a Release/Integration Technical Program Engineer to join their Connectivity firmware team in San Diego. The ideal candidate will have a robust technical background in embedded software development, with responsibilities including the planning and coordination of firmware releases, working across teams to resolve deployment issues, and maintaining documentation for changes.

This is a contract role with the possibility of transitioning to full-time. Applicants should have 5–10 years of experience and strong communication skills to thrive in a team-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in integration and release engineering.
• Experience with development and source control tools.
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux and distributed computing.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deploy firmware releases for multi‑component builds.
• Define versioning strategies and automate changelog generation.
• Work cross‑functionally to resolve deployment issues.

Skills

Embedded software development

Release engineering

Interpersonal communication

Project management

C programming

Unix/Linux

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Jenkins

Git

MS Project

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated Release/Integration Technical Program Engineer to join our Connectivity firmware team. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background in embedded software development and a proven track record of delivering reliable firmware for wireless IoT solutions. This is a contract role with the potential to convert to full‑time.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and deploy firmware releases for multi‑component builds, including bootloader, firmware, OS, and applications, using embedded toolchains.
• Define versioning and branching strategies and automate promotions and changelog generation.
• Work cross‑functionally with SW, ASIC, DevOps, and SQA teams to resolve deployment issues and ensure release readiness.
• Review code commits to feature readiness, stability, and performance against the software and system roadmap.
• Leverage AI‑assisted tools to improve release velocity, reliability, and engineering productivity across the SDLC.
• Integrate unit and integration test results, quarantine flaky tests, automatically bisect failures, and block unsafe promotions.
• Develop strategies for safe rollback and roll‑forward.
• Manage complex, end‑to‑end SoC development workflows from pre‑silicon through launch.
• Maintain clear documentation to ensure all changes are documented, approved, and verified.

Job Requirements

• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field, with 5–10 years of experience in integration and release engineering.
• Experience with development and source control tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, and Git.
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux and distributed computing environments.
• Experience working with toolchains for embedded software development.
• Experience with C programming; knowledge of Python is a plus.
• Experience with wireless products such as Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, or Zigbee is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a diverse, team‑oriented environment.
• Proven track record of delivering products and features on schedule.

Desirable Skills

• 5–10 years of hands‑on experience in real‑time embedded systems integration and management.
• Working knowledge of networking stacks, including Ethernet and the TCP/IP suite.
• Strong team player with a sense of urgency to meet product timelines.
• Experience managing complex projects using MS Project, Smartsheet, and JIRA.
• Working knowledge of Agile development workflows.