Senior Embedded Engineer - AV Hardware & Firmware Bring-Up

Uber; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Equity award

401(k) plan

Benefits

Job summary

Uber is hiring a Senior Embedded Engineer in Sunnyvale to drive firmware and driver development for autonomous vehicle sensors and custom compute platforms. You will own board bring-up, hardware validation, and end-to-end deployment, collaborating closely with electrical engineers.

The role emphasizes high-performance embedded systems in a production context and mentorship within the team. The position requires 5+ years of hands-on embedded software experience, proficiency with C/C++, RTOS or

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or CS with 5+ years of embedded software in RTOS or bare-metal.
• Hands-on firmware and device driver experience for automotive-grade components and sensors (LiDAR, radar, cameras).
• Production lifecycle experience from prototyping to production deployment in autonomous/robotics domains.

Responsibilities

• Develop core firmware and drivers for 3rd-party automotive-grade components and sensors.
• Own hardware bring-up, validation, and deployment on in-house autonomous computing platforms.
• Collaborate with electrical/hardware teams on HW/SW co-design and interfaces.
• Debug and optimize complex systems using hardware tools and software profiling.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to best practices in embedded software architecture.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

RTOS development

Firmware development

Sensor integration

Board bring-up

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

Oscilloscopes & Logic analyzers

Automotive interfaces: CAN/CAN-FD, Automotive Ethernet, FPD-Link/GMSL, PCIe, SPI, I2C

Job description

Uber is hiring a Senior Embedded Engineer in Sunnyvale to drive firmware and driver development for autonomous vehicle sensors and custom compute platforms. You will own board bring-up, hardware validation, and end-to-end deployment, collaborating closely with electrical engineers.

The role emphasizes high-performance embedded systems in a production context and mentorship within the team. The position requires 5+ years of hands-on embedded software experience, proficiency with C/C++, RTOS or