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Principal Firmware Design Engineer

US - Austin💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-14 → 2026-07-31

Core

Design, develop, and maintain high-reliability firmware for hyperscale server and rack-scale AI computing platforms using Zephyr RTOS.

Role type

Principal Firmware Design Engineer

Builds

Firmware for hyperscale server and rack management platforms

Domain

AI computing hardware / Embedded systems

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Zephyr RTOS, ARM Cortex-M, low-level drivers, device tree, Kconfig, board bring-up, SPI, I2C, UART, CanBus, DMA, JTAG, GDB, CI/CD, static analysis

Preferred skills

Open-source RTOS contributions, networking stacks, secure boot, OTA mechanisms, Python automation

Technologies

Zephyr, MCUboot, Twister, ztest, Git, JTAG, logic analyzers

Responsibilities

Design and deploy Zephyr-based firmware for server/rack platforms; develop device drivers and middleware for sensors/power/storage; implement secure boot and OTA update mechanisms; debug complex hardware/firmware issues; guide firmware integration into CI/CD pipelines; partner with hardware and validation teams.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship

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