Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Firmware

Speedrun Talent Network; Sunnyvale (CA); Sur place; USD 150 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a firmware engineer for safety-critical embedded systems in autonomous vehicles. You will integrate vendor components, develop RTOS applications, and craft high-quality C/C++ firmware for real-time platforms.

Responsibilities include hardware bring-up, debugging, and ensuring correct operation across subsystems, with emphasis on safety features and system validation. Master’s degree preferred, Sunnyvale office-based role.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• At least 12 months of experience as firmware engineer with autonomous vehicle company.
• Proficient in C/C++, Python, shell scripting; Linux, SafeRTOS, Bazel, Git; BSP/HAL; ARM architectures; debugging hardware tools.

Responsabilités

• Integrate vendor components across controllers and subsystems in safety-critical firmware.
• Develop RTOS applications for vehicle platforms.
• Design and develop high-quality C/C++ firmware for real-time embedded systems.
• Support hardware bring-up and perform low-level debugging of boards and SoCs.
• Collaborate to bring up firmware on new devices and maintain cross-subsystem operation.
• Implement safety-critical functionality including fault detection, autonomous responses, watchdogs, and validation.
• Provide technical leadership for platform safety and supervise firmware design across subsystems.

Connaissances

C/C++

Python

Shell scripting

Linux

SafeRTOS

Bazel

Git

BSP development

HAL development

ARM architectures

Lauterbach

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

ISO 26262

Formation

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related

Outils

Lauterbach

Oscilloscopes

Logic Analyzers

ARM Toolchain

Description du poste

Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co.

We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that full-time employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions

About the role

• Integrate vendor components across multiple controllers and subsystems within a safety-critical software architecture, ensuring reliable communication over hardware interfaces.

• Implement real-time operating system (RTOS) applications as required for vehicle platforms.

• Design and develop high-quality C/C++ firmware for real-time, deterministic, safety-critical embedded systems.

• Support hardware bring-up and perform low-level debugging of boards and SoCs.

• Collaborate with teams to bring up and produce firmware on new devices and maintain correct operation across subsystems.

• Implement safety-critical functionality, including fault detection, automated responses, watchdogs, inter-controller coordination, and system validation/debugging.

• Provide technical leadership for platform safety, coordinating the design, implementation, and validation of safety-critical firmware across subsystems.

We're looking for someone who has:

• A Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related

• At least 12 months of experience in a firmware engineer role with an autonomous vehicle company

• At least 12 months of experience with the following:

  • Programming & Scripting: C/C++, Python, shell scripting

  • Operating Systems & Build Tools: Linux, SafeRTOS, Bazel, Git

  • Embedded Development: BSP and HAL development, ARM architectures

  • Debugging & Hardware Tools: Lauterbach, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers

  • Functional Safety: ISO 26262 processes
    

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Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A), relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.

FOR US-BASED ROLES:

Applied Intuition is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive application and interview experience to applicants who are disabled veterans and other applicants with disabilities or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations are available, requesting an accommodation will not affect your candidacy in any way, and you are not required to disclose the nature of your disability or medical condition in order to make a request. If you require an accommodation please contact [e-mail]. We will work with you!