Sr. Embedded Systems Software Engineer at Cyient in Irvine, CA

Senior Embedded Platform Engineer (Real-Time Firmware)

Location: Irvine, CA (Onsite)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Authorization: U.S. Citizenship is required due to the nature of the work.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Embedded Platform Engineer to develop the real-time firmware foundation for next-generation safety-critical embedded systems. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain low-level embedded software that enables reliable communication between hardware and higher-level control applications.

You will own key components of the embedded platform, including board support packages (BSPs), device drivers, RTOS architecture, hardware abstraction layers, and communication infrastructure across microcontroller-based systems. This position works closely with electrical, controls, systems, and software engineering teams to deliver deterministic, high-performance firmware supporting advanced embedded control applications.

What You'll Do

• Design and develop real-time embedded firmware using C/C++ for safety-critical systems.
• Architect and maintain embedded platform software, including BSPs, hardware abstraction layers, and reusable firmware frameworks.
• Develop low-level drivers for peripherals including CAN, SPI, Ethernet, ADC, PWM, GPIO, timers, watchdogs, and other MCU interfaces.
• Support board bring-up, hardware validation, and low-level debugging across hardware and software boundaries.
• Configure and optimize interrupt handling, task scheduling, memory usage, timing, and deterministic execution.
• Develop communication infrastructure supporting protocols such as CAN, CAN FD, SPI, Ethernet, and ARINC 825.
• Collaborate with electrical, controls, and systems engineers to integrate firmware with actuators, sensors, battery management systems (BMS), motor drives, and vehicle-level hardware.
• Develop diagnostic capabilities, logging, debug interfaces, and automation tools supporting laboratory testing and system validation.
• Support Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing activities.
• Participate in requirements development, verification planning, configuration management, traceability, and safety-focused development processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• 5+ years of experience developing embedded firmware for complex real-time systems.
• Strong proficiency in Embedded C/C++.
• Experience developing software on real-time microcontroller platforms such as TI C2000, NXP, STM32, Infineon, Renesas, or similar.
• Experience with RTOS and/or bare-metal embedded software development.
• Strong understanding of embedded architectures, interrupts, memory management, clocks, timers, watchdogs, ADC, PWM, GPIO, and communication peripherals.
• Experience developing or maintaining Board Support Packages (BSPs), hardware abstraction layers, or embedded drivers.
• Hands-on experience with communication protocols including CAN, CAN FD, SPI, Ethernet, UART, I2C, or ARINC 825.
• Experience supporting hardware bring-up, board validation, firmware integration, and low-level debugging.
• Experience working closely with hardware and electrical engineering teams.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with TI C2000 or NXP microcontrollers.
• Background in aerospace, automotive, defense, robotics, industrial automation, or other safety-critical industries.
• Familiarity with DO-178C, ARP4754/4761, ISO 26262, or comparable functional safety standards.
• Experience developing reusable embedded software frameworks and middleware.
• Experience supporting motor control, battery management systems (BMS), power electronics, sensors, or actuator control.
• Experience supporting production launches, manufacturing, and long-term platform maintenance.
• Familiarity with HIL/SIL testing environments and embedded debugging tools such as JTAG, Segger, Lauterbach, oscilloscopes, or logic analyzers.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to build the embedded platform that serves as the foundation for advanced, safety-critical control systems. Your work will directly impact system reliability, deterministic performance, and the successful integration of hardware and software across next-generation technologies.

Pay: $130,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you a US Citizen or Green Card Holder?
• What is your salary expectation for new role?

Ability to Commute:

• Irvine, CA 92603 (Required)

Work Location: In person