HP IQ · 18 hours ago
Senior Firmware Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$162K/yr - $325K/yr
8+ years expHP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab focused on creating intelligent technologies that redefine work and collaboration. As a Senior Firmware Engineer, you will develop firmware for low-power embedded microcontrollers, collaborating with various teams to build secure and reliable systems while managing development efforts with external partners.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Design and develop firmware and embedded system architecture for leading-edge ARM-based MCUs in our prototypes and products
Collaborate with the EE, RF, Security, Cloud Services, and AI models team to build high-performance, secure, reliable systems
Bring up and debug new hardware in the lab and support builds at remote production sites
Establish and manage performance metrics including code size, model performance, memory footprint, power consumption, latency
Qualification
Required
8+ years experience developing firmware for embedded microcontrollers
Deep experience in embedded firmware with demonstrable knowledge in radio stacks (BT, BLE, Wi-Fi), sensor and audio pipelines, ARM MCU architecture
Passionate about low‑power (<1mW sleep) systems, audio subsystem integration, and cloud‑connected embedded devices
Proficient in FreeRTOS or Zephyr, Embedded C, C++, protocols, and unit test frameworks
Comfortable working in large multi-developer codebases
Ability to collaborate in a psychologically safe and healthy team environment
Preferred
Experience developing and debugging Qualcomm, STM32, Cypress/Infineon PSoC, or Nordic
Experience shipping high-reliability production code
Comfortable with low-level hardware debugging tools and techniques
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
Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)
Company
HP IQ
HP IQ (formerly Humane) is HP’s new AI innovation lab focused on building an intelligent ecosystem across HP’s products and services for the future of work.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase