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Firmware Engineer - San Francisco

San Francisco, CA💼 Full-time💰 $150,000–$150,000🗓 2026-08-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop embedded firmware for AI wearable prototypes, enabling communication between MCUs, sensors, wireless modules, and hardware components.

Role type

Senior embedded firmware engineer (wearables/IoT)

Builds

AI wearable prototypes and next-gen human-AI interaction interfaces

Domain

Consumer electronics / AI hardware / Wearables

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C/C++ for embedded systems, MCU platforms, RTOS environments, hardware bring-up and debugging, low-power system optimization, wireless protocols (Bluetooth/BLE, Wi-Fi), schematic/PCB tools (Altium, Cadence, KiCad), JTAG/SWD debuggers, logic analyzers

Preferred skills

Shenzhen engineering team collaboration, rapid prototype iteration

Technologies

Keil, IAR Embedded Workbench, VS Code, Eclipse, JTAG, SWD, Altium Designer, Cadence, KiCad

Responsibilities

Develop embedded firmware for AI wearable prototypes, bring up new hardware platforms, perform firmware debugging, validate system functionality, collaborate with electrical and mechanical engineers, implement and optimize firmware for low-power operation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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