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LHH · 9 hours ago

Embedded Software Engineer

Irvine, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$120K/yr - $130K/yr

3+ years exp

LHH is seeking to hire an Embedded Software Engineer responsible for building embedded firmware and edge software for real‑world, high‑reliability devices. You’ll work across embedded Linux and bare‑metal/RTOS, integrate with edge gateways and cloud analytics, and ship features used at scale.

Human Resources

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and ship embedded firmware for Linux and bare‑metal/RTOS targets (ARM/STM32 or similar)

Develop device applications and Python tools for diagnostics, data capture, and validation

Bring up boards and peripherals; write/maintain drivers and BSP components; work with U‑Boot and Yocto (or similar build systems)

Implement secure connectivity with BLE, Wi‑Fi, Zigbee/802.15.4, and IoT protocols (MQTT, REST, WebSockets)

Integrate with edge gateways (Docker/containers, device‑management, OTA updates) and support data flows to Azure/GCP analytics/ML services

Optimize for low power, performance, and reliability; perform hands‑on debug and root‑cause analysis using oscilloscopes/logic analyzers

Contribute clear architecture/design docs, participate in design reviews, and collaborate with QA on test strategies and release readiness

Qualification

Embedded LinuxC programmingDevice driversPythonYoctoLow-power optimizationDebugging toolsIoT protocolsEdge gateway development

Required

BS/MS in EE/CS (or related) and 3–5+ years in embedded software/firmware

Strong C for embedded; practical Python for tooling/automation

Experience with embedded Linux (kernel/drivers, bootloaders such as U‑Boot) and Yocto (or Buildroot/OpenEmbedded)

Peripheral interfaces: I²C, SPI, UART, USB, GPIO; wireless: BLE/Wi‑Fi/Zigbee

Proven board bring‑up, device driver work, and lab debug (scope, logic analyzer)

Ability to optimize for battery/low‑power systems and write production‑grade, testable code

Preferred

Edge gateway development on ARM/Intel SBCs; Docker at the edge; fleet OTA/device‑management

IoT device‑to‑cloud architectures (Azure IoT, GCP), telemetry, and secure boot

Experience with sensor fusion, computer vision, or on‑device ML/edge AI

Benefits

Full benefits package

Hybrid Work Schedule

Company

LHH

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At LHH, we believe work should be meaningful, fulfilling, and connected.

Founded in 1967

Jacksonville, Florida, US

10001+ employees

http://www.lhh.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (2)

2022 (1)

2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Leadership Team

Dave Hilbig

President & CEO, OCM-LHH Utah, Wyoming

Ted Diven, MBA

CEO - OCM / Lee Hecht Harrison (ID, MT, NV)

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