Top Firmware Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Lead firmware and full-stack development for edge AI safety products, spanning embedded systems, Go backend services, and web or mobile surfaces. Own features from customer problem through fleet-scale deployment, establish architecture, optimize AI algorithms for constrained devices, partner with hardware and cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and deliver high-impact products across more than one million connected devices.

Designs and implements complex FPGA architectures for next-generation radar and sensor products. Responsibilities include RTL development, simulation, place-and-route, timing analysis, hardware integration, software-system integration, and customer deployment support. The engineer will work with Verilog, SystemVerilog, AXI protocols, AMD Xilinx Vivado, SoC FPGAs, networking and serial protocols, and scripting tools. This is a full-time onsite role in Hawthorne, California, requiring U.S. Person status.

Design and implement complex FPGA and RTL solutions for next-generation radar and sensor products. Integrate FPGA designs with software systems, support full FPGA development lifecycles, and assist deployed capabilities for U.S. and international customers. The role requires Verilog/SystemVerilog, Vivado, SoC FPGAs, AXI protocols, networking and serial protocols, scripting, software-driver modification, and Agile collaboration. This is a full-time onsite position in Hawthorne, California.

Build and maintain firmware for ground-control hardware across microcontroller and embedded Linux platforms. Own operator input handling, aircraft communication links, telemetry, video reception, latency, and reliability. Define ground-to-aircraft interfaces, debug and bring up hardware, and develop unit and integration tests with hardware-in-the-loop and field testing. Work closely with electrical and flight software engineers to take firmware from initial boot through production deployment.

Design, develop, test, and debug firmware for microcontrollers and embedded Linux platforms controlling sensors, actuators, and production hardware. Integrate embedded systems with MES APIs, create validation fixtures, troubleshoot hardware-to-network issues, and document architecture and requirements traceability. Collaborate with hardware, controls, systems, and manufacturing engineers across the product lifecycle.

Develop and maintain embedded firmware, device drivers, and hardware-control interfaces for airborne and spaceborne sensing payloads. Support board bring-up, peripheral integration, command and telemetry, timing, fault handling, automated testing, hardware-in-the-loop testing, qualification, and flight operations. Diagnose hardware and firmware issues using instrumentation and test data, document root causes, and deliver reliable, traceable firmware releases.

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

Designs, develops, debugs, tests, and maintains embedded firmware for network test and measurement products. Leads firmware architecture and feature implementation for microcontrollers and FPGAs, collaborates with hardware and software teams, performs validation and troubleshooting, documents designs and releases, supports existing products, and mentors junior engineers.

Design, develop, debug, and test embedded firmware for network test and measurement products. Responsibilities include translating requirements into firmware architectures, developing device drivers and RTOS components, implementing communication protocols, conducting automated and system-level testing, collaborating on hardware bring-up, troubleshooting complex issues, participating in code reviews, improving development processes, and mentoring junior engineers.

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.

Develop and verify firmware for battery safety, fuel gauging, charging, thermal management, power management, USB-C, and embedded Linux systems. Build automated battery test fixtures, analyze fleet-wide metrics, diagnose returned products, profile battery runtime, and collaborate with electrical engineers and vendors. Create test plans, design documentation, and failure analyses while reviewing AI-assisted code and mentoring teammates.

Develop and test embedded firmware and software for battery-electric locomotive control systems. Responsibilities include C/C++ and Python development, industrial HMI design, Linux configuration, communication protocols, high-voltage control algorithms, SCADA and MQTT integration, safety-critical validation, and system testing. The role collaborates with electrical and mechanical engineering teams across laboratory and field environments.

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.

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.

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.

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.