Embedded Software Engineer
About The Position
Bright Vision Technologies is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize firmware and embedded software for connected devices, industrial automation systems, automotive platforms, medical devices, and IoT products. The role focuses on high-performance, real-time embedded applications that interact directly with hardware while ensuring reliability, security, and compliance with industry standards. The engineer will collaborate with hardware engineers, systems architects, electrical engineers, QA teams, and product managers to build embedded software for mission-critical products in enterprise and industrial environments. The role includes firmware architecture, embedded software development, hardware integration, system validation, performance optimization, and long-term product reliability. The position is 100% remote in the United States and is full-time, direct W2 employment.
Requirements
- Six or more years of professional embedded software development experience.
- Strong proficiency in Embedded C and Modern C++ for firmware development.
- Extensive experience developing software for ARM Cortex-M, ARM Cortex-A, STM32, NXP, Renesas, Texas Instruments, or Microchip microcontrollers.
- Strong understanding of embedded systems architecture, memory management, interrupts, DMA, timers, and peripheral programming.
- Hands-on experience with RTOS platforms including FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ThreadX, Embedded Linux, or VxWorks.
- Experience developing device drivers and low-level hardware interfaces.
- Strong knowledge of communication protocols including UART, SPI, I2C, CAN/CAN FD, Ethernet, USB, Modbus, MQTT, BLE, and TCP/IP.
- Familiarity with hardware debugging tools including JTAG, SWD, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and serial protocol analyzers.
- Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated firmware builds, and version control systems.
- Strong understanding of software debugging, profiling, and optimization techniques.
- Experience using build systems such as CMake, Makefiles, or Bazel.
- Knowledge of secure coding practices for embedded systems.
- Experience working in Agile Scrum development environments.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Embedded Linux development, kernel configuration, and driver development.
- Experience developing software for automotive, aerospace, medical devices, industrial automation, robotics, or IoT platforms.
- Familiarity with AUTOSAR, MISRA C/C++, ISO 26262, IEC 61508, DO-178C, IEC 62304, or other industry safety standards.
- Experience with Yocto Project, Buildroot, or custom Embedded Linux distributions.
- Knowledge of wireless communication technologies including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Zigbee, LoRaWAN, or Cellular IoT.
- Experience implementing secure boot, TPM integration, Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), and firmware signing.
- Familiarity with FPGA integration and hardware acceleration.
- Experience using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI for firmware automation.
- Knowledge of Python or Shell scripting for test automation and manufacturing support.
- Experience with cloud-connected IoT platforms including AWS IoT Core, Azure IoT Hub, or Google Cloud IoT.
- Embedded systems certifications or contributions to open-source embedded projects.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain embedded software and firmware for microcontroller- and microprocessor-based systems.
- Develop low-level device drivers, Board Support Packages (BSP), bootloaders, and hardware abstraction layers (HAL).
- Build real-time applications using RTOS platforms such as FreeRTOS, VxWorks, ThreadX, Zephyr, or Embedded Linux.
- Develop firmware supporting communication interfaces including UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, USB, Ethernet, BLE, and MQTT.
- Collaborate with hardware engineers on board bring-up, hardware validation, and system integration.
- Optimize embedded applications for CPU utilization, memory footprint, power consumption, and boot time.
- Implement secure firmware update mechanisms, secure boot, encryption, and hardware-based security features.
- Develop software supporting sensors, actuators, wireless modules, and peripheral devices.
- Debug hardware-software integration issues using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG debuggers, and protocol analyzers.
- Write unit tests, integration tests, and automated validation scripts to ensure firmware quality.
- Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, technical design discussions, and Agile development activities.
- Support production deployments, field diagnostics, root cause analysis, and firmware maintenance.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
