Senior Embedded Firmware & Software Architect

HP Inc.; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 147,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Holidays

Flexible vacation and sick leave

Job summary

HP Inc. seeks a Principal Embedded Firmware and Software Engineer to lead design, development, and debugging of embedded software and firmware for computer systems. You will bridge hardware and software, delivering reliable performance and collaborating with hardware, software, QA, and product teams.

You will drive CI/CD and DevSecOps practices, leverage Python for tooling, and explore AI-assisted approaches to enhance productivity while maintaining security and IP protections.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or advanced degrees in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of experience in embedded firmware, embedded software, systems software, platform engineering, or related field.
• Deep proficiency in embedded C with strong software architecture and systems programming fundamentals.
• Strong experience with Python for automation, tooling, testing, data analysis, or system diagnostics.
• Experience with BIOS/UEFI, EFI applications and drivers, RTOS environments, embedded controllers, DSPs, device firmware, or similar platform technologies.
• Exceptional debugging and root-cause-analysis skills.
• Strong understanding of firmware and platform security, including firmware authentication/signing, secure updates, hardware security, vulnerability management.
• Familiarity with Git, Linux, and Agile development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for architecture, development, security, integration, debugging, validation, and deployment of embedded firmware and software including BIOS/UEFI, EFI applications and drivers, embedded controllers, and RTOS-based systems.
• Analyze hardware and system architectures to define firmware requirements, dependencies, interfaces, integration strategies, and validation approaches.
• Troubleshoot and resolve firmware issues by designing and implementing enhancements and updates across subsystems.
• Define and drive firmware integration, verification, and validation strategies, including automated testing, regression testing, and continuous integration.
• Develop and improve engineering tools and automation using Python and other appropriate technologies.
• Advance CI/CD and DevSecOps practices for embedded development to improve velocity, quality, traceability, and release confidence.
• Evaluate and apply AI-assisted software development and engineering tools where they can improve productivity while meeting security/IP requirements.

Skills

Embedded C

Python

BIOS/UEFI & drivers

RTOS

Firmware security

Git

Linux

Debugging

Agile

Security concepts

Education

Bachelor's, Master's, or advanced degrees in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

HP Inc. seeks a Principal Embedded Firmware and Software Engineer to lead design, development, and debugging of embedded software and firmware for computer systems. You will bridge hardware and software, delivering reliable performance and collaborating with hardware, software, QA, and product teams.

You will drive CI/CD and DevSecOps practices, leverage Python for tooling, and explore AI-assisted approaches to enhance productivity while maintaining security and IP protections.