Senior Principal Firmware Engineer – Coherent Optical Modules & Embedded Systems

Veriipro; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Veriipro is seeking a Senior Principal Firmware Engineer in Santa Clara, California, to lead the architecture and development of embedded firmware for advanced optical connectivity solutions. With over 15 years of experience, candidates should have deep expertise in coherent optical modules and exceptional leadership abilities.

The role involves collaboration across multiple teams to ensure successful product development and release in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of embedded firmware/software development experience.
• Strong expertise in coherent optical modules and CMIS‑related standards.
• Experience with SoC-based embedded systems and firmware lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop embedded firmware for coherent optical modules.
• Lead firmware bring-up, validation, debugging, and production release activities.
• Collaborate with hardware, DSP, and manufacturing teams to resolve system-level issues.

Skills

Embedded firmware/software development

Coherent optical modules

C/C++ proficiency

Python proficiency

Hardware-software debugging

CI/CD development environments

Tools

Version control systems

Issue tracking tools

Job description

Summary

Seeking a Senior Principal Firmware Engineer with deep expertise in coherent optical modules, embedded firmware, and SoC-based platforms. This individual contributor role will lead firmware architecture, development, integration, and release for next‑generation optical connectivity solutions, including coherent optics and co‑packaged optics (CPO).

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop embedded firmware for coherent optical modules and related platforms.
• Lead firmware bring‑up, validation, debugging, and production release activities.
• Develop bootloaders, firmware upgrade mechanisms, hardware abstraction layers, and control frameworks.
• Collaborate with hardware, DSP, validation, and manufacturing teams to resolve system‑level issues.
• Drive firmware platform evolution, development processes, and technical best practices.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of embedded firmware/software development experience.
• Strong expertise in coherent optical modules (400ZR, 800ZR, or similar) and CMIS‑related standards.
• Experience with SoC‑based embedded systems, MCU/DSP architectures, and firmware lifecycle management.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python.
• Strong hardware‑software debugging, validation, and production support experience.
• Experience with version control, issue tracking, and CI/CD development environments.

Preferred

• Background in optical networking, optical modules, or optical semiconductors.
• Experience with coherent DSP platforms, calibration/control algorithms, and Co‑Packaged Optics (CPO).