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About the Role

Sentient Industries is seeking an Embedded Firmware Engineer in Austin, TX to develop and maintain production firmware for power electronics and connected (IoT) systems. This hands-on role involves close collaboration with electrical and hardware engineers throughout the product development lifecycle, focusing on building reliable firmware for custom embedded hardware.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain production firmware for power electronics and connected (IoT) systems.
• Own firmware architecture and support new product development from prototype through production.
• Collaborate with electrical and hardware engineers on MCU, SoC, peripheral, and component selection.
• Develop firmware using C (and C++ where appropriate) across bare-metal, RTOS, and embedded Linux platforms.
• Implement and debug communication interfaces including CAN, RS-485, RS-232, SPI, and I2C.
• Test, validate, and troubleshoot firmware to ensure reliable production performance.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional embedded firmware development experience.
• Strong proficiency in C, with C++ experience where applicable.
• Experience with microcontrollers (MCUs), SoCs, RTOS (preferably FreeRTOS), and embedded Linux.
• Experience implementing communication protocols such as CAN, RS-485, RS-232, SPI, and I2C.
• Hands-on debugging experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, or SWD.
• Experience designing zero trust firmware using hardware cryptographic modules.
• Experience designing logic for power systems or other safety focused and mission critical systems.
• Experience designing fail safe control logic.
• Experience working closely with electrical and hardware engineering teams.
• Must be able to pass a federal background check.

Skills

• C
• C++
• Microcontrollers (MCUs)
• SoCs
• RTOS
• FreeRTOS
• Embedded Linux
• CAN
• RS-485
• RS-232
• SPI
• I2C
• Oscilloscopes
• Logic analyzers
• JTAG
• SWD
• Python
• Shell scripting
• Rust

Location

• Austin, TX

Work Type

• Onsite
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 5+ years

Education Level

• BS in Computer or Electrical Engineering, CS, or an equivalent technical discipline.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plan Options (Employee-paid)
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Training & Development

About the Company

• Sentient Industries is seeking an Embedded Firmware Engineer to join our team in Austin, TX.