Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer for Power Systems

ZENTRA Power; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Zentra Power Systems in Austin, TX, seeks a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to develop real-time software for high-power energy conversion systems. You will collaborate with power electronics, controls, hardware, and systems engineers to translate product requirements into robust, production-quality firmware.

This hands-on role covers firmware development, hardware bring-up, real-time communications, system integration, testing, and end-to-end product deployment from prototype to fielded

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 6+ years of industry experience developing embedded firmware for production hardware.
• Strong embedded C/C++ programming skills.
• Strong experience with microcontrollers, processors, and low-level hardware interfaces.
• Experience with deterministic real-time embedded systems using RTOS and/or bare-metal architectures.

Responsibilities

• Develop production embedded firmware in C/C++ for real-time power conversion systems.
• Design and implement embedded software architecture, hardware interfaces, drivers, and real-time execution infrastructure.
• Integrate control and protection functions into reliable production firmware.
• Develop deterministic communications for distributed embedded systems.
• Implement system sequencing, fault handling, protection, interlocks, and safe-state behavior.
• Develop boot, configuration, firmware update, recovery, and device management capabilities.
• Implement diagnostics, event logging, telemetry, and debugging capabilities.
• Perform hands-on controller hardware bring-up and troubleshooting using standard laboratory equipment.
• Develop unit, integration, and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Support system integration, product validation, manufacturing test, commissioning, and root-cause analysis.
• Establish firmware development, code review, testing, configuration, and release practices as products move toward production.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Embedded firmware

C/C++ programming

RTOS & bare-metal

Hardware bring-up

Diagnostics & debugging

Fault handling & state machines

Reading schematics

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Zentra Power Systems in Austin, TX, seeks a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to develop real-time software for high-power energy conversion systems. You will collaborate with power electronics, controls, hardware, and systems engineers to translate product requirements into robust, production-quality firmware.

This hands-on role covers firmware development, hardware bring-up, real-time communications, system integration, testing, and end-to-end product deployment from prototype to fielded