Senior Embedded Engineer — AV Hardware & Firmware

Uber; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 211,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Equity award

401(k) plan

Job summary

Uber in Sunnyvale, CA is hiring a Senior Embedded Engineer to design and maintain firmware and low-level drivers for automotive-grade sensors and components. You will lead hardware bring-up, validate complex systems, and collaborate with HW teams to ensure seamless integration.

The role emphasizes production deployment, real-time data pipelines, and strong debugging skills with oscilloscopes and logic analyzers. Expect a path to leadership within the hardware team.

Qualifications

• Embedded Software experience with 7+ years in RTOS or bare-metal environments.
• Firmware and device driver development for automotive-grade components and sensors (LiDAR, radar, cameras).
• Experience with hardware bring-up, board bring-up, and hardware debugging tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop Core Firmware & Drivers for automotive components and sensors to enable high-fidelity data collection.
• Drive In-House Hardware Bring-Up and deployment for in-house computing platforms.
• Collaborate on HW/SW Co-Design with electrical/hardware teams and participate in schematic reviews.
• Debug and optimize complex systems using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers; ensure timing and network synchronization.
• Mentor hardware team and contribute to embedded software architecture and deployment practices.

Skills

Embedded Software

Low-Level Driver Development

RTOS / Embedded Linux

Sensor Integration

Automotive Networks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic Analyzers

MISRA C/C++

PCIe / SPI / I2C

Job description

Uber in Sunnyvale, CA is hiring a Senior Embedded Engineer to design and maintain firmware and low-level drivers for automotive-grade sensors and components. You will lead hardware bring-up, validate complex systems, and collaborate with HW teams to ensure seamless integration.

The role emphasizes production deployment, real-time data pipelines, and strong debugging skills with oscilloscopes and logic analyzers. Expect a path to leadership within the hardware team.