Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer: Wearables & MCU Power

Insight Global

San Jose (CA)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 124,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Insight Global in San Jose, CA is seeking an experienced embedded firmware engineer to develop software modules within the charging-case package, fix defects, and review code anchored to client base code.

You will profile firmware for memory footprint at MCU level, optimize latency and power, analyze MCU headroom, and build tooling to trace measurements and regressions. The role emphasizes wearables or accessory firmware and lab debugging expertise.

Qualifications

5–10+ years of embedded firmware development on microcontroller targets.
Hands-on MCU profiling and optimization for memory, latency, and power.
Lab debugging proficiency using JTAG/SWD, oscilloscope and logic analyzer.
Experience working within an existing firmware codebase and code-review culture.
Consumer wearables or accessory firmware experience.
Power-optimization work on battery-constrained devices.
Experience building firmware tracing/measurement tooling.

Responsibilities

Develop software modules within the charging-case package against client-provided base code.
Perform defect fixing and code review within the charging-case package.
Profile firmware for memory footprint at the microcontroller level.
Optimize processing latency and power consumption.
Analyze MCU systems and conduct headroom analysis.
Build tooling to trace measurements and regressions efficiently.