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Principal Embedded Systems Software Engineer

HP Inc.
Spring, USA
Full-time
Senior · 12+ years experience
Onsite
USD 147050-230850 / year
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Schedule -

  • Full time
  • Shift -
  • No shift premium (United States of America)
  • Travel -
  • Relocation -
  • Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) -
  • HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).
  • Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.
  • For more information, review HP’s EEO Policy or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: “ Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal "

Qualifications

  • Recommended
  • · Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • · Typically 12 years of progressive experience in embedded software, firmware, device-driver development, or a related discipline, including experience leading technically complex product deliverables.
  • · Advanced embedded firmware development on Arm-based processors and SoC or MCU platforms.
  • · Advanced proficiency in C, with working knowledge of C++, Python, batch scripting, and command-line shells.
  • · Strong system-design and technical-decision skills, including the ability to evaluate tradeoffs across performance, power, memory, cost, security, reliability, and schedule.
  • · Experience with Git-based source control, code reviews, branching strategies, and collaborative development.
  • · Strong knowledge of bare-metal systems, bootloader architectures, RTOS concepts, concurrency, and multithreaded firmware development.
  • · Advanced embedded debugging using JTAG, SWD, trace tools, crash analysis, and system-level instrumentation.
  • · Experience with UART, I2C, SPI, and other hardware communication protocols.
  • · Ability to use logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, and related laboratory equipment to isolate complex cross-layer issues.
  • · Strong knowledge of analog and digital electronics, including the ability to review schematics and collaborate on hardware design decisions.
  • · Ability to interpret technical specifications and datasheets and translate them into robust, production-ready firmware solutions.
  • · Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders through expertise and collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Embedded Software Engineering
  • · Strong experience designing and delivering structured embedded systems in bare-metal and RTOS environments.
  • · Experience developing modular, reusable, and scalable firmware architectures across products or subsystems.
  • · Experience developing secure, low-footprint, decentralized peer-to-peer systems; familiarity with emerging architectures is preferred.
  • · Strong knowledge of control-system design, performance optimization, and power- and resource-constrained systems.
  • · Experience designing fault-tolerant, resilient, and high-availability systems.
  • · Experience applying CI/CD, automated validation, code-quality, and release practices to embedded-system development.
  • Connectivity and Interoperability
  • · Experience developing embedded security solutions, including secure boot, cryptography, identity, security protocols, device onboarding, and lifecycle protection.
  • · Experience developing and integrating wireless protocol stacks; knowledge of multiple wireless technologies is preferred.
  • · Strong knowledge of device connectivity, interoperability, coexistence, provisioning, and manageability protocols.
  • · In-depth knowledge of hardware communication protocols and published specifications, with the ability to define interfaces and apply standards to new system designs.
  • · Demonstrated ability to resolve system-level interoperability issues spanning devices, operating systems, networks, cloud services, and partner ecosystems.
  • Knowledge & Skills
  • · Advanced embedded firmware development on Arm-based processors and SoC or MCU platforms.
  • · Advanced proficiency in C, with working knowledge of C++, Python, batch scripting, and command-line shells.
  • · Strong system-design and technical-decision skills, including the ability to evaluate tradeoffs across performance, power, memory, cost, security, reliability, and schedule.
  • · Experience with Git-based source control, code reviews, branching strategies, and collaborative development.
  • · Strong knowledge of bare-metal systems, bootloader architectures, RTOS concepts, concurrency, and multithreaded firmware development.
  • · Advanced embedded debugging using JTAG, SWD, trace tools, crash analysis, and system-level instrumentation.
  • · Experience with UART, I2C, SPI, and other hardware communication protocols.
  • · Ability to use logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, and related laboratory equipment to isolate complex cross-layer issues.
  • · Strong knowledge of analog and digital electronics, including the ability to review schematics and collaborate on hardware design decisions.
  • · Ability to interpret technical specifications and datasheets and translate them into robust, production-ready firmware solutions.
  • · Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders through expertise and collaboration.
  • The pay range for this role is $147,050 to $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.
  • · Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • · Typically 12 years of progressive experience in embedded software, firmware, device-driver development, or a related discipline, including experience leading technically complex product deliverables.

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