Senior Wireless Embedded Engineer — Equity & Low-Power

Silicon Labs; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great medical plans

Flexible vacation plan

Competitive salary

401k with match

Equity rewards

Life/AD&D and disability coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Monthly wellness offerings

Free snacks

Volunteer days

Job summary

Silicon Labs in Boston is seeking a Senior/Associate Staff Wireless Embedded Software Engineer to develop foundational embedded software for low-power wireless MCUs and SDKs. You will own features from concept through release and work with firmware, silicon, and product teams to deliver reliable, power-efficient wireless solutions.

You’ll contribute to hardware-software integration, debug complex issues, and help bring up new devices, while growing expertise in wireless applications and

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional embedded software or firmware development.
• Strong programming in Embedded C/C++.
• Experience with microcontrollers in real-time environments (bare metal/RTOS).
• Strong debugging skills at hardware/software boundary with lab tools (debuggers, JTAG/SWD, scopes).
• Experience with device drivers and memory-constrained systems.
• Experience with AI-powered tools to boost productivity and validation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for Silicon Labs low-power wireless MCUs and SDKs.
• Own features from requirements and design through implementation, validation, release, and long-term support.
• Build and enhance low-level firmware components such as device drivers, initialization code, timing-sensitive software, and radio control features.
• Optimize software for performance, reliability, power efficiency, and memory/CPU usage in real-time environments.
• Debug complex issues across software, firmware, hardware, and system boundaries using lab tools and debuggers.
• Collaborate with hardware, silicon, systems, and product teams to define requirements and review designs.
• Contribute to automated test, validation, and development tooling to improve quality and efficiency.
• Participate in code and design reviews to raise engineering quality.
• Mentor and support other engineers through technical guidance.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Real-time embedded systems

Microcontrollers

Hardware debugging

Software design & testing

AI-powered tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

JTAG/SWD

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Debuggers

RTOS-based systems

Job description

Silicon Labs in Boston is seeking a Senior/Associate Staff Wireless Embedded Software Engineer to develop foundational embedded software for low-power wireless MCUs and SDKs. You will own features from concept through release and work with firmware, silicon, and product teams to deliver reliable, power-efficient wireless solutions.

You’ll contribute to hardware-software integration, debug complex issues, and help bring up new devices, while growing expertise in wireless applications and