Top Firmware Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Develop and support reliable spacecraft firmware for satellite buses, reentry capsules, and spacecraft systems throughout the mission lifecycle. Responsibilities include requirements capture, design trades, C++ development for bare-metal, RTOS, or Linux embedded processors, integration, testing, verification and validation, and flight operational support. The role also involves building highly reliable software and owning development from design through deployment.

Develop embedded software and firmware for networking layers in switches and related controller or sensor systems. The role requires extensive Embedded Linux, RTOS, bare-metal, C/C++, and Layer 2/3/4 networking experience. Experience in software-defined radios, modem design, automotive or avionics, AI, or space products is also relevant. Yocto and PetaLinux are preferred. This is a long-term contract with potential conversion to permanent employment in Southern California.

Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware and Linux hardware interface services for ARM devices. Implement drivers, security communication protocols, and system services in Python and Go. Own code quality, documentation, testing, CI/CD, and support manufacturing, QA, and customer-facing issue resolution while collaborating cross-functionally.

Design, develop, debug, and maintain embedded firmware for hardware systems. Collaborate with hardware and systems engineers, implement low-level drivers, perform validation and testing, and produce technical documentation to support deployment and sustainment.

Develop and maintain flight-critical firmware for UAVs: implement flight modes and control algorithms, port and tune sensors across flight stacks, integrate datalinks and payloads, run bench and flight tests, debug hardware-coupled failures, and write unit/integration tests with SITL/HITL support.

Develop ROM code, bootloaders, and runtime firmware for secure enclaves in custom ASICs supporting secure boot, attestation, OTA updates, provisioning, telemetry, recovery, and tamper monitoring. Collaborate with hardware and communications engineers on interfaces, pre-silicon development, integration, and validation. Support post-silicon ASIC bring-up, debugging, and embedded firmware validation.

Develop and maintain real-time embedded firmware for microcontrollers and instrumentation used in microreactor control. Implement device drivers and communication protocols, support hardware bring-up and debugging, create test plans and verification, collaborate across electrical, controls, systems, and safety teams, and implement fault detection and safe-state logic for qualification and deployment.

As a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer, you'll lead firmware development for embedded platforms, focusing on quality, maintainability, and integration with vehicle teams in high-performance automotive applications.

The Firmware Engineer will design and implement low-level firmware for optical devices, focusing on signal control, diagnostics, and firmware validation, while collaborating with hardware teams.

The Firmware Engineer will design and implement firmware for the Roadio camera system, develop driver-level and application-level firmware, and work with mobile teams to ensure low-latency functionality in embedded systems.

Develop and maintain embedded firmware and kernel/user-mode device drivers for Ethernet-based networking devices. Design, implement, test, and integrate drivers into a Linux and AUTOSAR communication stack, build SDK components, and create debug/test utilities and automated unit/system tests for safety-critical automotive applications.

Lead design and execute end-to-end validation for embedded access-control firmware. Build HIL automation, test drivers and middleware, debug hardware/software interactions with lab instruments, validate network/security stacks and communication protocols, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with hardware and software teams to ensure testability and product reliability.

Develop and implement core firmware features for Mellanox NICs supporting cloud, HPC, and storage networking. Collaborate with architecture and software teams, create verification tests, debug complex hardware/software systems, and contribute to firmware maintenance, qualification, and releases. The role requires strong C/C++ development, networking knowledge, PCIe and virtualization experience, scripting skills, and familiarity with distributed, high-performance computing environments.

Develop embedded firmware in C for STM32 microcontrollers, bring up and debug hardware, work with RTOS and communication peripherals, support motor and actuator verification, and collaborate on board-level debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG/SWD tools. Majority on-site in Torrance, CA.

The role involves developing embedded firmware for microcontroller peripherals, collaborating with clients, and managing assigned tasks effectively.

The role involves developing code for embedded systems focusing on microcontroller peripherals, collaborating onsite with customers for design and development.

Own and maintain the common runtime, libraries, SDK, and build system used across MCU and Linux targets. Build reproducible cross-compile toolchains, design stable interfaces, resolve cross-team platform integration issues, optimize resource-constrained subsystems, debug complex firmware problems, and mentor other engineers while continuing to ship production code.

Develop ROM code and runtime firmware for digital beamforming ASICs in the TeraWave satellite communications system. Responsibilities include beam pointing, calibration, FEIC and SerDes management, secure boot, telemetry, and sideband control. The engineer will define hardware interfaces, support pre-silicon integration and validation, and conduct post-silicon ASIC bring-up and debugging. The role also involves embedded firmware and hardware interaction validation, with opportunities to lead and mentor engineers.

Design, implement, and own a reusable on-device ML inference platform for resource-constrained devices. Integrate inference into RTOS firmware, develop drivers and DMA paths, debug on real hardware, train and optimize models for microcontroller-class hardware, and ship features to production while raising team expertise and using AI-assisted tooling.

The Firmware Engineer will develop firmware for maritime sensor networks, collaborate with electrical engineers, and ensure security standards in firmware design.

Develop and enhance low-level embedded software for satellites, collaborating with hardware teams and mentoring engineers, focusing on real-time systems and fault-tolerant design.

Develop and maintain PX4 autopilot firmware for UAVs, integrating sensors and payloads, and managing testing environments. Collaborate on flight operations and system integration.

Serve as technical lead between NVIDIA and hyperscale CSPs on GPU firmware and system software. Drive firmware update orchestration, recovery procedures, multi-GPU coordination, telemetry/health monitoring, and incorporate CSP feedback into NVIDIAs roadmap to improve fleet-scale manageability and reliability.

Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites and frameworks for embedded drone and ground control software. Integrate tests into CI/CD, ensure build stability, perform HIL testing, and document test plans/results to maintain software quality.

Design, implement, and integrate complex FPGA designs for next-generation radar sensors. Support RTL development, simulation, place-and-route, timing analysis, hardware integration, and fielded deployments. Collaborate with software teams, validate designs via drivers and scripting, and work on-site in El Segundo, CA.