Principal Firmware Engineer, Vehicle Compute Systems

Job overview

The Principal Firmware Engineer, Vehicle Compute Systems role is onsite in Sunnyvale, CA; the description also identifies Mountain View, CA as the work location. Compensation is $50–$79 per hour. The engineering team develops embedded software and firmware for semiconductor and automotive industries, including safety-critical vehicle systems.

What you'll do

• Architect and lead production firmware for vehicle compute platforms and ECUs
• own device drivers and board support across interfaces, memory, networking, and camera/sensor paths
• define RTOS, SDK, boot, diagnostics, and testing architectures
• lead silicon and board bring-up
• establish firmware standards and mentor senior engineers.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal firmware engineer

vehicle compute systems

embedded firmware

modern c

rtos

device drivers

automotive ethernet

camera and sensor firmware

sunnyvale ca

metasys technologies

$50–$79/hr

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Hands-on principal-level technical leadership spanning firmware architecture, hardware bring-up, and autonomous-vehicle compute platforms; 8 years of embedded firmware experience is specified.

About the employer

Metasys Technologies is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.