Job Description
Job Title: Embedded Software Engineer Job Description - As an Embedded Software Engineer, you will develop device software features for Smart Glasses and Wrist devices.
- Your responsibilities include maintaining service stability, implementing tests to ensure quality, and triaging issues reported by QA, developer communities, and customers.
- You will assist in device bring-up, feature onboarding, migration, and AOSP up-leveling. The role requires analyzing, designing, developing, and debugging firmware and embedded software for sensing and imaging systems.
- You will implement firmware on microcontrollers and SoCs, leveraging peripherals, managing power consumption, supporting boot loaders, and scheduling real-time tasks (RTOS). Collaboration across multiple research-focused and engineering disciplines is essential to rapidly deliver firmware solutions.
- You will support all phases of custom hardware development, from architecture requirements definition to proof-of-concept implementation, MCU selection, and board bring-up.
- Driving the implementation of embedded software development best practices across teams and projects is also a key responsibility.
- Additionally, you will document and communicate your learning, understanding, and problem-solving to various audiences and disciplines, while working closely with firmware, software, and hardware teams to ensure platform compatibility.
Hard Skills - Developing device software for Smart Glasses and Wrist devices
- Maintaining service stability
- Implementing quality tests
- Triaging, debugging, analyzing, and fixing issues
- Device bring-up, feature onboarding, migration, and AOSP up-leveling
- Analyzing, designing, developing, and debugging firmware
- Implementing firmware on microcontrollers and SoCs
- Managing power consumption
- Supporting boot loaders
- Scheduling real-time tasks (RTOS)
- Architectural tradeoffs
- Custom hardware development
- MCU selection and board bring-up
- Embedded software development best practices
Soft Skills - Collaboration across research-focused and engineering disciplines
- Documenting and communicating learning and problem-solving
- Working closely with cross-functional teams
- Setting expectations and tracking progress
Job Type This is a permanent position.
Work Site This is a fully on-site position in Carlsbad, California.
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