Principal Embedded Firmware and Software Engineer
About the role
Description -
Principal Embedded Firmware & Software Engineer
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership for the
architecture, development, security, integration, debugging, validation, and deployment
BIOS/UEFI, EFI applications and drivers, embedded controllers, and RTOS-based systems.
- Analyze hardware and system architectures to define firmware requirements, dependencies, interfaces, integration strategies, and validation approaches.
- Troubleshoot and resolve firmware issues by designing and implementing enhancements, updates, and programming changes across firmware subsystems.
- Define and drive firmware integration, verification, and validation strategies, including
automated testing, regression testing, and continuous integration
.
- Develop and improve engineering tools and automation using Python and other appropriate technologies for development, debugging, testing, analysis, and validation.
- Advance
CI/CD and DevSecOps practices
for embedded development to improve engineering velocity, quality, traceability, and release confidence.
- Evaluate and apply
AI-assisted software development and engineering tools
Education & Experience Recommended
- Bachelor's, Master's, or advanced degrees in
Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
, or a related technical discipline; or equivalent practical experience and demonstrated technical expertise.
- Typically,
10+ years of experience
Knowledge & Skills
- Deep proficiency in
embedded C
with strong software architecture, systems programming, and computer engineering fundamentals.
- Strong experience with
Python
for automation, tooling, testing, data analysis, or system diagnostics.
- Experience with BIOS/UEFI, EFI applications and drivers, RTOS environments, embedded controllers, DSPs, device firmware, or similar platform technologies .
- Exceptional debugging and root-cause-analysis skills.
- Strong understanding of
firmware and platform security
, including firmware authentication/signing, secure updates, hardware security capabilities, and vulnerability management.
- Familiarity with Git, Linux, and Agile development methodologies.
The pay range for this role is
$147,050
$230,850
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.
Benefits:
HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:
- 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
- Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave ( US benefits overview )
The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
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