Hardware Firmware Engineer

Quick Facts

Role: Hardware Firmware Engineer. Focus on hardware/firmware design, development, and integration for complex products and platforms, with subsystem ownership under senior guidance.

Description

This role applies solid technical expertise to contribute to the design, development, and integration of hardware and firmware solutions for complex products and platforms. Work emphasizes execution, technical problem-solving, and subsystem ownership under general direction from senior engineers and architects.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to hardware and firmware design and development activities for complex products and platforms, including coding, debugging, testing, and integration
• Implement firmware features and enhancements, ensuring correct interaction between hardware, firmware, BIOS, and system software
• Support platform bring-up, validation, and issue triage during development and sustaining phases
• Assist senior engineers in evaluating new silicon components, firmware technologies, and design approaches
• Participate in architecture discussions and provide input based on implementation experience and system understanding
• Develop targeted proof-of-concept (POC) firmware or hardware modifications to validate design concepts or new technologies
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including design notes, interface descriptions, bring-up guides, and firmware configuration details
• Support testing, root-cause analysis, and defect resolution to ensure firmware quality, stability, and performance
• Follow established engineering processes, coding standards, and quality practices
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, software, validation, and manufacturing teams to support engineering execution and integration
• Work with internal teams and external development partners (suppliers, ODMs) on assigned tasks under guidance
• Communicate technical status, risks, and issues clearly to project leads and stakeholders
• Manage multiple tasks or projects in parallel while actively participating as a team player
• Demonstrate a growth mindset by continuously expanding technical depth in firmware, embedded systems, and platform engineering
• Learn from senior engineers and progressively take on increased technical ownership
• May provide informal guidance to interns or newer team members as experience grows

Requirements

• 4-7 years of experience in hardware, firmware, embedded systems, or platform development
• Hands-on experience with firmware and embedded systems development
• Understanding of hardware–firmware interaction, including board-level design considerations
• Familiarity with firmware development tools, debuggers, and programming languages
• Exposure to system architecture concepts and silicon enablement
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to adapt to fast-paced development environments and evolving requirements
• Clear written and verbal communication skills in English (additional local language skills a plus)
• Ability to explain technical concepts and implementation choices to peers and leads

Education & Experience

• Recommended: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Science (CS), or similar field
• Master of Science in EE or CS (preferred)

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure, 11 paid holidays, and additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

Compensation

Pay range: $105,050 to $161,800 USD annually, with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.