Principal Engineering Architect

Global IID Parent LLC • Grapevine, TX

2d • $150,000 - $180,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Principal Engineering Architect to serve as a high-impact technical leader within the Engineering team. This role is ideal for an experienced engineering professional who combines hands-on embedded systems expertise with broad systems architecture knowledge, hardware/software integration experience, software and data engineering awareness, and cross-functional technical leadership.

This position provides architectural leadership across the entire product ecosystem, including embedded devices, hardware, firmware, application software, communication layers, gateways, backend services, data flow, testing, and engineering processes. Working closely with Hardware, Software, Product, Test, and Operations teams, this individual will define scalable system architectures, improve engineering efficiency, and guide technical decisions that enhance product reliability, performance, maintainability, and speed to market.

The ideal candidate is a systems thinker who understands how hardware, embedded software, application software, cloud services, data, and product requirements interact throughout the product lifecycle. They should also be comfortable using modern AI-assisted development tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot, or similar technologies to support development, debugging, documentation, architectural exploration, and engineering productivity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Embedded Systems or a related field required.
• A minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in embedded systems or embedded software development required.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience leading embedded software architecture, major feature design, platform design, or end-to-end embedded systems initiatives required.
• Advanced proficiency in embedded C/C++ programming required.
• Strong experience developing firmware within RTOS environments and real-time systems required.
• Demonstrated expertise in hardware/software integration and low-level debugging required.
• Proven ability to independently own embedded systems components from concept through production required.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with microcontroller platforms such as Renesas, MSP430, Nordic, or similar preferred.
• Experience implementing communication protocols including I2C, SPI, UART, USB, and Bluetooth preferred.
• Experience with USB and Bluetooth stacks as well as automotive protocols such as OBD II preferred.
• Knowledge of cellular communication technologies such as GSM, LTE, CDMA, and RS485 preferred.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and tools such as JIRA and SVN preferred.
• Exposure to higher-level languages such as Python, Java, or C# for tooling, test automation, or system integration preferred.
• Experience in regulated, safety-sensitive, or hardware-centric product environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and guide end-to-end system architecture across embedded devices, hardware, application software, communication layers, gateways, backend services, APIs, data flows, diagnostics, and operational monitoring to deliver scalable, maintainable, and reliable product platforms.
• Design and document system architectures, workflows, interface contracts, message and data flows, boot processes, diagnostics, fault handling, recovery strategies, and backend data interactions.
• Architect over-the-air (OTA) update strategies, including versioning, validation, staged deployment, integrity verification, rollback, fallback, safe recovery, and field-service considerations.
• Develop, review, and guide embedded code, APIs, integration patterns, and technical implementations where hands-on validation is needed, applying sound software engineering principles and scalable design practices.
• Architect and enhance embedded systems for real-time environments using RTOS concepts, state machines, task scheduling, event-driven design, and timing-aware architecture.
• Establish architectural standards, engineering best practices, and technical design principles while providing leadership through design reviews, code reviews, mentoring, debugging support, and cross-functional technical guidance.
• Collaborate with Hardware, Firmware, Software, Data Engineering, Backend/Cloud, Test, Product Engineering, and Operations teams to ensure system interoperability, reliable integration, and alignment across the product lifecycle.
• Recommend and implement architectural improvements across hardware, firmware, gateways, backend services, data handling, and system interactions to improve reliability, scalability, maintainability, serviceability, and overall product performance.
• Improve engineering efficiency through architecture enhancements, test automation, simulation and emulation strategies, diagnostics tooling, release readiness criteria, and streamlined development, testing, UAT, and deployment processes.
• Support hardware/software integration, system-level troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and defect resolution through the use of schematics, datasheets, telemetry, communication traces, laboratory equipment, and cross-functional investigation techniques.
• Identify and address technical debt, architectural risks, performance constraints, hardware and software dependencies, and scalability challenges while driving continuous improvement across engineering disciplines.
• Partner with Test and Validation teams to define system-level test strategies, evaluate product behavior, support environmental testing, and verify product reliability prior to release.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve software development, debugging, documentation, architecture research, test planning, and overall engineering productivity.

Benefits

• A comprehensive health plan that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage to ensure you and your family have access to the care you need
• A 401(k)-retirement plan with a generous company match to help you save for your future and achieve your financial goals
• Other fringe benefits including Birthday & Anniversary bonus, company-wide discounts, life insurance, Telemedicine access, short & long-term disability, and more!
• Positive work environments that offer work/life balance and professional growth
• Mission-driven work making a global impact with local roots
• The opportunity to have hands on work experience with industry leading, innovative technology

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal