Embedded Firmware Engineer Jobs

About the Team OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops AI-native silicon and system-level solutions for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. Building on efforts like Jalapeño, the team is developing future generations of AI-native silicon and tightly integrated systems to power the next generation of frontier models. By co-designing chips, systems, tools, and methodologies, the team helps deliver faster, more efficient, and production-ready hardware for OpenAI’s supercomputing platform. About the Role We're seeking a Security Engineer to join our First-Party Hardware team. In this role, you will own the end-to-end security foundation for OpenAI's first-party AI hardware systems, working across hardware security, embedded security, system security, and practical deployment at data center scale. You will partner with silicon, hardware, firmware, infrastructure, manufacturing, operations, and security teams to define and deliver system-level device trust. This includes boot integrity, device identity, provisioning, attestation, management-plane security, storage encryption, debug controls, firmware update and recovery, RMA, and decommissioning. You will be accountable for turning threat models into requirements, requirements into implementation, and implementation into validation evidence that can support launch decisions. Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid: 3 days/week onsite) Relocation assistance available. In this role, you will: Own security requirements, threat models, validation strategy, and launch-readiness evidence for first-party hardware platforms from early design through production deployment. Design and review secure boot, measured boot, roots of trust, platform firmware resilience, firmware signing, recovery, and anti-rollback strategies across heterogeneous devices. Own device identity, provisioning, enrollment, attestation, certificate lifecycle, and key-management requirements across manufacturing and data center bring-up. Harden management

NVIDIA has been redefining computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. Today, we are tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. As an NVIDIAN, you will address challenges spanning architecture, silicon, firmware, software, and production — and excellent judgment matters as much as technical depth! Every major NVIDIA silicon product family—from the chips powering AI and datacentre systems to gaming, professional, embedded, and automotive platforms—passes through our productization work on its way to production. NVIDIA’s Silicon Co-Design Productization team works from pre-silicon strategy and feature development through bring-up, characterization, correlation, and optimization. Our charter spans power & performance modelling, bring up & tuning of low-power features, power & thermal controllers , and system-level optimization that ultimately shape how NVIDIA products are configured, binned, specified, and shipped. What you'll be doing Drive silicon power productization from pre-silicon planning through bring-up and production, including test strategy, feature readiness, characterization, and optimization. Partner with architecture and design teams to identify improvements, validate features, and help translate them into production-ready solutions. Correlate measured silicon behaviour with pre-silicon expectations, investigate gaps, and drive complex issues to root cause. Build power and performance models and characterization methodologies that decide silicon binning, product specifications, productization decisions, and customer guidance. Use AI/ML and data-driven methods to analyse characterization & telemetry data, identify anomalies & trends , and accelerate issue debug across silicon, board, power delivery, firmware,

Hardware & Software Integration Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level) Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) is looking for an Associate or Mid-Level Hardware & Software Integration Engineer (Level 2 or 3) to join our exclusive team at the Starfire Optical Range on Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We are seeking a highly skilled individual with experience in software design for hardware integration, and digital signal processing. This position will support the hardware, firmware, and software development of electro-optical systems. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to advancements in technology using cutting-edge equipment at a historically significant site. This position supports the R&D mission of the Air Force Research Laboratory Optics Division in their advancement of Space Domain Awareness capabilities. The site houses telescope research facilities ranging in size from 0.5m up to 3.5m with advanced optical systems. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team supporting the development, optimization, and maintenance of embedded electro-mechanical pointing and tracking control systems. Starfire Optical Range is a world class research facility with recognized achievements, enabled by the quality, enthusiasm, and dedication of our entire team. Our team consists of engineers and technicians in all disciplines required to plan, design, integrate, and test complex optical, electronic, and quantum systems to achieve research objectives. Position Responsibilities: Support hardware and software research development projects Work in a team environment to develop specifications of firmware and software architectures Re

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all . Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever. Job Description Department description Micron’s Edge Devices Group (EDG) develops and supports advanced memory and storage solutions for edge and embedded applications. The team works closely with design, validation, firmware, quality, and customer-facing engineering teams to ensure high product performance, reliability, and customer satisfaction across demanding markets such as industrial, automotive, consumer, and embedded systems. EDG offers the opportunity to work on innovative technologies, solve complex technical challenges, and contribute directly to product quality and continuous improvement. Position overview We are looking for an enthusiastic Product Development Engineer to become part of our Edge Devices Group (EDG), for the team in charge of Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) technical customer support. This entry-level position is perfect for individuals who have a solid technical background and a passion for failure analysis, product quality, and reliability engineering. You will support the investigation of customer-reported issues, contribute to root cause analysis, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve product quality and prevent recurrence. Key Responsibilities Support the planning, execution, and tracking of verification activities. Define requirements for verification test programs/sequences based on specifications and application usage models. Perform Electrical Failure Analysis (FA), drive root cause analysis and coordinate corrective actions with other internal engineering groups. <l

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment? Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity. About GDFT Gaming, Developer, and Future Technology (GDFT) are the technology specialists at PlayStation. We build the underlying systems that power core platform capabilities and developer tools. Our mission is to enable world-class gaming experiences by delivering low-level, high-performance technology for PlayStation platforms. The Role We are looking for an engineer to join the GDFT department, working on the design and optimisation of PlayStation’s real-time game streaming technologies. You will contribute to the development of low-latency video streaming systems across current and future PlayStation platforms, working on performance-critical areas spanning frame capture, media pipelines, codec configuration, system services and streaming transport. The role is particularly suited to engineers with a strong C/C++ background and experience working with native video or media systems, including embedded devices, TV firmware, set-top boxes, consoles, or similar. Our work sits at the intersection of product engineering and R&D. Alongside delivering production technology, engineers are encouraged to investigate new approaches to reducing end-to-end latency, improving visual quality and reducing bitrate, using measurement and

About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career. About the team Stripe Terminal helps Stripe users extend their online presence into the physical world. The Terminal team’s mission is to make it as easy for businesses to accept in-person payments as the Stripe API has done for online payments. With Terminal, businesses can unlock in-person payments use cases that are right for their business model—whether it’s creating a flagship retail experience, extending their website to a pop-up store, or enabling a mobile point-of-sale at their next event. What we are looking for: As an Android BSP Engineer, you will be responsible for the kernel and driver level system development, which includes building, troubleshooting, and writing automated tests for the Android system on our embedded payments platforms. This team works closely with partner teams throughout the hardware and software product lifecycle, from hardware manufacturing to Android app teams. We also work with external vendors on part selection and initial hardware bring-up. What you’ll do: Bring up new devices and lead debugging and performance tuning exercises that span multiple hardware/firmware/software teams. Design, implement, and maintain drivers and Android services that operate efficiently in a constrained environment and meet the reliability and security requirements of the industry. Own the definition of one or more work streams focused on hardware bring-up, peripheral drivers and communication, and power and performance management and opti

About Mach Industries Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role Mach's Summer 2027 Engineering Internship, Software is open for future engineers and builders who want to work with us. This is a paid, in-person, 12-week internship. Depending on your background and team placement, you might work on: Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) — guidance algorithms, state estimation, trajectory planning, feedback control, and autonomy for unmanned platforms Flight & autonomy software — real-time software, flight control systems, autonomy stacks, and algorithms for next-generation vehicles Embedded software — low-level firmware, device drivers, hardware interfaces, and real-time systems running on embedded platforms Simulation & modeling — high-fidelity simulations, digital twins, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and tools for developing and validating autonomous systems Perception & sensor fusion — processing data from cameras, IMUs, GPS, radar, and other sensors to enable reliable navigation and situational awareness Testing & validation — software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, automated testing, flight testing, and analyzing system performance under demanding conditions Sy

About Mach Industries Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role Mach's Summer 2027 Engineering Internship, Electrical is open for future engineers and builders who want to work with us. This is a paid, in-person, 12-week internship. Depending on your background and team placement, you might work on: Electrical design — circuit design, power electronics, PCB/PCBA development, and electrical architectures for next-generation systems PCBA development — schematic capture, PCB layout, component selection, board bring-up, debugging, and design for manufacturing Embedded systems — firmware, microcontrollers, real-time systems, sensors, and interfaces for hardware platforms Prototyping & manufacturing — building, assembling, reworking, and iterating on electrical hardware from prototype through production Testing & validation — developing test setups, running experiments, analyzing data, and validating electrical systems under demanding conditions Power & controls — power distribution, motor control, sensing, signal conditioning, and control systems Systems integration — integrating electrical hardware with mechanical, embedded, autonomous, and other system components Engineering too

SCG sits at the crossroads of design, architecture, marketing, and productization—owning the journey from the architecture stage through final product definition across Gaming, Datacenter, Automotive, and Embedded markets. As a System Verification CoDesign Engineer, you will work on system-level speed features, develop the verification collaterals and automation infrastructure to characterize and validate them, and lead debug of the complex silicon issues that stand between a program and on-time shipment. This is a hands-on role for an engineer who combines deep technical craft with the drive to compress cycle time using modern tooling—including AI—without losing rigor. What You’ll Be Doing: Collaborate cross-functionally with system architects, hardware, firmware/software, process/reliability, and operations teams to co-design system-level speed features and deliver industry-defining products. Understand system level behavior and speed reliability margins, bounding box constraints and identify solutions that optimize margins . Translate hardware features and architectural requirements into verification techniques that achieve full coverage across testing flows. Perform closed loop validation by correlat ing silicon behavior against timing simulation and design expectations; provide actionable feedback to improve future designs. Define, prototype, and refine pre- and post-silicon bring-up flows to ensure

SIXGEN’s mission is to deliver agile, mission-ready cybersecurity solutions that empower government and critical infrastructure organizations to stay ahead of advanced cyber threats. We combine innovation, deep expertise, and cutting-edge capabilities to uncover vulnerabilities, protect vital systems, and ensure operational superiority in an ever-evolving digital landscape. POSITION OVERVIEW Position: Reverse Engineer Job Type: Full-time Location: Sterling, VA (Five days in office) Clearance Requirements: Active Top Secret clearance required Experience: Intermediate, Senior, and Principal levels WHAT YOU'LL DO SIXGEN is actively seeking candidates to provide critical support for a variety of IC, DoD, and DoJ customers. We welcome candidates across a range of experience levels, from early-career professionals to seasoned veterans. Our reverse engineers should be familiar with both traditional applications and operating systems, as well as embedded systems. SIXGEN is embracing AI to enhance the speed and efficiency of our work. You’ll have the opportunity to incorporate AI into your workflow, and experiment with new tools and strategies as the space evolves. This position may allow hybrid work; however, this is dependent on the project, therefore candidates may be required to be in the office full time. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Reverse engineering compiled code with IDA Pro or Ghidra from a variety of computing platforms Identifying vulnerabilities through reverse engineering Developing C/C++ code in the kernel and userland on Linux, Windows, and embedded operating systems Developing Python code for server applications and processing of binary data streams Reverse engineering embedded system hardware including black box analysis, firmware extraction, and debugging using GDB, JTAG, and other equivalent tools Implementing automation for testing our tools, fuzzing, and using AI/ML for reverse engineering QUALIFICATIONS Intermediate: 3+ years of relevant experience. Senior: 6

For more than 30 years, SonicWall has delivered a partner-first unified cybersecurity portfolio that helps SMBs, MSPs, and IT teams consolidate network security, endpoint security, security service edge (SSE), and threat response across hybrid environments. By bringing connected technology, real-time threat intelligence, automation, and expert services together, SonicWall helps organizations simplify security operations, achieve better security outcomes, and lower total cost of ownership. Backed by a global ecosystem of more than 17,000 partners, SonicWall delivers enterprise-grade protection built for SMB and mid-market realities. For more information, visit www.sonicwall.com or follow us on X, LinkedIn , Facebook , and Instagram . About the Role SonicWall is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with deep IPv6 expertise to lead the design, implementation, and hardening of IPv6 capabilities across the Sonicwall firewall firmware stack. As a Principal Engineer, you will be the technical authority for IPv6 feature parity, protocol correctness, and interoperability across SonicWall Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) platforms. This role is ideal for engineers with hands-on experience delivering IPv6 in high-performance router, switch, or carrier-grade networking products who are looking to apply that expertise in the embedded network security domain. Responsibilities Lead IPv6 Architecture & Feature Delivery — Own end-to-end design and implementation of IPv6 features across the Sonicwall frewall networking stack, including IPv6 routing, interface addressing, DHCPv6, NDP, MLDv2, and IPv6 Policy-Based Routing (PBR). Drive IPv6 Feature Parity — Identify and close gaps between IPv4 and IPv6 feature sets across subsystems — including VPN Tunnel Interfaces, IPsec/IKEv2, SSL-VPN, Syslog, SNMP, and NAT64 — ensuring consistent dual-stack and IPv6-only operation. Design High-Performance IPv6 Packet Processing Paths — Architect and optimize the IPv6 datapl

For more than 30 years, SonicWall has delivered a partner-first unified cybersecurity portfolio that helps SMBs, MSPs, and IT teams consolidate network security, endpoint security, security service edge (SSE), and threat response across hybrid environments. By bringing connected technology, real-time threat intelligence, automation, and expert services together, SonicWall helps organizations simplify security operations, achieve better security outcomes, and lower total cost of ownership. Backed by a global ecosystem of more than 17,000 partners, SonicWall delivers enterprise-grade protection built for SMB and mid-market realities. For more information, visit www.sonicwall.com or follow us on X, LinkedIn , Facebook , and Instagram . Role Overview We are seeking a highly skilled and visionary Senior Principal Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and development of our next-generation Enterprise Wireless Access Point (AP) solutions. In this role, you will define the software architecture for state-of-the-art Wi-Fi 6, 6E, and Wi-Fi 7 access points. You will bridge the gap between low-level silicon firmware and high-level cloud management platforms, ensuring our APs deliver enterprise-grade performance, seamless roaming, high security, and cloud-driven scalability. If you have deep expertise in embedded Linux, 802.11 protocols, and cloud-managed networking, we want you on our team. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Architecture End-to-End Architecture: Own the software architecture, design, and delivery of advanced Wi-Fi features from silicon SDK integration up to cloud-managed provisioning systems. Enterprise Wi-Fi Evolution: Design and develop advanced features utilizing Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, and Wi-Fi 7 standards to deliver enterprise-grade performance. Advanced Wireless Feature Design: Architect and implement high-value wireless application features including Wi-Fi Mesh, Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN),

About Mach Industries Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role The Principal Software Engineer will play a pivotal leadership role in developing and advancing our autonomous defense systems. You will drive the architecture, design, implementation, and optimization of mission-critical software, with deep focus on real-time performance, reliability, security, and scalability. This senior position demands exceptional technical expertise, strategic thinking, and strong ownership as you lead complex initiatives across the full software stack - from low-level firmware to high-level mission systems - in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment. Key Responsibilities Lead the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software for autonomous defense platforms, ensuring world-class performance, reliability, and security. Architect and implement high-performance, well-tested systems in C++, Rust, Python, or C, setting technical direction for real-time and embedded applications. Define and own end-to-end software architecture, spanning low-level firmware through high-level mission software and edge computing solutions. Collaborate closely with embedded engineers, GNC specialists, systems engineers, and cross-functional teams to deliver seamless hardware-software integration and system-level optimization. Drive perfo

About Ubiquiti At Ubiquiti Inc., we create technology platforms for Businesses, Smart Homes, and Internet Service Providers, driven by our goal to connect everyone, everywhere. To date, Ubiquiti has shipped over 100 million devices worldwide, from ISP networking products to next generation of IT solutions. Our growth is made possible by the dedicated team of hundreds behind the scenes. From software developers and product managers to designers and strategists, Team UI is driven to achieve our common goal: Rethinking IT. At Ubiquiti, you’ll heighten your potential and broaden your horizons - all while shaping the future of connectivity. Join forces with us on our mission to build a better IT industry. We are currently looking for a highly skilled Backend Software Engineer (Go) to our team in Stockholm or Malmö, Sweden. Please note that applicants must live in Sweden and hold a valid work permit at the time of application to be considered for this role. Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain efficient, scalable, secure, and reliable backend services for UniFi OS and/or other applications across UniFi Design and implement robust RESTful APIs and services using Golang Develop applications and services for embedded platforms, integrating closely with network device firmware, hardware, and other applications Architect and document backend software systems with a focus on performance, scalability, security, and maintainability Perform network programming and system-level integration across multiple subsystems Integrate new features into larger software systems and connected device ecosystems Collaborate closely with cloud architects, backend and frontend engineers, UX designers, QA engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver cohesive product experiences Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge sharing to continuously improve engineering quality and practices Take ownership of deliverables and consistently meet project timelines and q

Who We Are Nuro believes self-driving vehicles are the most immediate and profound opportunity for AI to drive positive change in the physical world. Safer streets, more time for what matters, and easier access to the world around us, that’s why we’re building a universal autonomy platform: self-driving for all roads and all rides. Founded in 2016, Nuro is a physical AI company developing Level 4 autonomous driving technology for a wide range of vehicles, use cases, and markets. Powered by the Nuro Driver™, our universal autonomy platform enables the global mobility ecosystem to deploy autonomy at scale, from robotaxis and logistics fleets to personal vehicles. With years of real-world deployment experience and a flexible, partner-led business model, Nuro is working toward a future where millions of autonomous vehicles powered by our technology help make everyday life safer, easier, and more connected. Nuro has raised over $2B in capital from Uber, NVIDIA, Google, Softbank, Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, and other leading investors. About the Role Build and evolve our automated hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) validation framework used for ADAS/autonomous driving ECU and system testing. Translate formal validation requirements into repeatable automated test cases covering nominal operation, fault handling, timing, communication integrity, and safety-related behavior. Execute and debug validation on HIL benches using vehicle network interfaces, embedded target access, fault injection, and system emulation. Partner with firmware, systems, and validation teams to define test coverage, investigate failures, and improve release readiness. Support automated regression and release testing, including pre-test firmware deployment, orchestrated test execution, and structured result reporting. Build/Maintain shared framework components as new vehicle platforms, ECU releases, and validation domains are added. About the Work Practical experience with HIL/bench hardware integration (po