Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Firmware

Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co .

We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that full-time employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions

About the role

We are looking for senior software engineers with expertise in developing embedded software applications on production computers to build the next-generation vehicle platform! It is a unique opportunity to work on challenging engineering problems while being part of a fast-moving team.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

• Integrate vendor components into a common software framework, ensuring proper low-level communication (e.g., CAN, LIN, I2C, SPI, UART etc.)

• Implement real-time operating system (RTOS) applications as required for the product

• Architect and develop high-quality C code for real-time embedded environments, including safety critical systems

• Support hardware bring-up, including low level debug of board and SoC

• Work with cross-functional teams to bring up custom software on new devices, productionize it, and manage the process for maintaining company products

We're looking for someone who has:

• 5+ years of experience working on embedded devices

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field

• Strong background in embedded software development using C/C++ and assembly languages

• Hands-on experience with RTOS, Linux, and/or ARM systems

• Debugging skills in real world environments with embedded diagnostics tooling such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG etc.

Nice to have:

• Prior experience in developing on-vehicle technology, ZephyrOS, FreeRTOS

• Ability to work with safety critical robotic systems with real time constraints

• Expert knowledge of embedded microprocessor tools, hardware peripherals, and common buses

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.