Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer — Edge AI & Computer Vision

Stic; Los Angeles, California (CA, MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days off per year (15 PTO / 11 hols

401(k)

Job summary

Stic is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to own the firmware for the Stic Vision v3.0, a compact edge AI device deployed on vehicles. You will drive the low-level software stack including vision, wireless, and sensor fusion, enabling real-time analytics at the edge without vehicle-level integration.

You will work across hardware, computer vision, and cloud teams to ensure robust, power-efficient firmware and scalable field deployment in real-world automotive environments.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of professional embedded software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in C, C++ for embedded systems and RTOS.
• Hands-on BLE firmware development and low-level memory management.
• Experience with SPI/I2C/UART and wireless stacks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain embedded firmware in C/C++ for microcontrollers and wireless modules powering the Stic Vision v3.0.
• Own OpenMV-based computer vision firmware for person detection, vehicle counting, facial sentiment analysis, and demographic measurement.
• Implement BLE communication stacks and RSSI-based logic.
• Integrate LTE/5G, GNSS, IMU, camera, and sensor interfaces into a unified firmware architecture.
• Build low-power firmware architectures with sleep states and duty cycling.
• Define device-to-cloud and device-to-phone communication protocols.
• Support OTA update pipelines, field diagnostics, and reliability improvements.
• Collaborate with hardware, computer vision, and cloud teams for full-stack integration.
• Contribute to board bring-up, debugging, and system validation across EVT/DVT/PVT cycles.

Skills

C

C++

Embedded systems

BLE firmware

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

OpenMV

nRF

STM32

JTAG

Job description

Stic is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to own the firmware for the Stic Vision v3.0, a compact edge AI device deployed on vehicles. You will drive the low-level software stack including vision, wireless, and sensor fusion, enabling real-time analytics at the edge without vehicle-level integration.

You will work across hardware, computer vision, and cloud teams to ensure robust, power-efficient firmware and scalable field deployment in real-world automotive environments.