CareerPlan

Systems Software Engineer, Hardware Validation

USAFull-time$110k–$170k2026-11-06 → 2026-11-09
On-site · United States

Core

Systems software engineer responsible for integrating, testing, and releasing a stack spanning FPGA, ASIC, firmware, and Linux drivers for silicon photonic chips and robotics systems.

Role type

Senior IC systems software engineer (hardware validation)

Builds

FPGA bitstreams, firmware, drivers, APIs, and hardware-in-the-loop CI systems

Domain

Silicon photonics, robotics, autonomy, AI data centers

Required skills

Python, hardware debugging, board bring-up, schematic reading, CI/CD, Linux device drivers

Preferred skills

Rust, C++, embedded C, SystemVerilog, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), lab automation, signal-integrity debugging, fiber optics, optical test equipment, datacenter networking, PTP, point clouds, ROS 2

Technologies

Python, Rust, C++, embedded C, Linux, FPGA, SystemVerilog, Verilog, ROS 2, Ethernet

Responsibilities

Manage product releases from code commit to customer delivery including building and shipping FPGA bitstreams, firmware, drivers, and APIs; Expand hardware-in-the-loop continuous integration to cover every subsystem; Investigate CI-detected bugs to root causes across Python, Rust, firmware, Linux drivers, and FPGA logic; Integrate products into customer systems including time synchronization, calibration, sensor fusion, and ROS

Seniority

Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC