Senior Embedded Firmware Architect

Speedrun Talent Network; Scotts Valley (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Heron Power is a startup building cutting-edge power electronics for the grid. We develop scalable, cost-effective hardware to accelerate electrification.

As a Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer, you will own the embedded firmware platform, drive architecture decisions, and deliver high-impact firmware across our products. You will collaborate with firmware, controls, and cloud teams to define device-level operation, from RTOS to bootloaders, diagnostics, safety infrastructure, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of embedded firmware development with shipped product.
• Expert-level embedded C/C++.
• Deep experience with RTOS, bootloaders, and low-level hardware drivers.
• Experience working within and contributing to large embedded system architectures.
• Familiarity with firmware CI/CD and automated testing frameworks.
• Strong hardware debugging skills (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, etc.).
• Collaborative mindset and interest in growing other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Architect embedded firmware across Heron products; drive architecture decisions.
• Participate in design reviews, identify systemic risks, and establish coding standards.
• Mentor other embedded engineers and collaborate across firmware/hardware boundaries.
• Implement RTOS-based firmware, low-latency control, and production firmware processes.
• Design bootloaders, secure firmware architecture, and update mechanisms.
• Define device-side communication interfaces and data models.
• Define unit, integration, and hardware-in-the-loop testing strategies; improve tooling.

Skills

Embedded firmware

C/C++

RTOS

Hardware drivers

Firmware CI/CD

Hardware debugging

Mentoring

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

CI tooling

Debugging tools

Job description

Heron Power is a startup building cutting-edge power electronics for the grid. We develop scalable, cost-effective hardware to accelerate electrification.

As a Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer, you will own the embedded firmware platform, drive architecture decisions, and deliver high-impact firmware across our products. You will collaborate with firmware, controls, and cloud teams to define device-level operation, from RTOS to bootloaders, diagnostics, safety infrastructure, and