Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer (San Jose)

Overview

Client is seeking a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to design, develop, and support firmware for IoT and video-streaming products. This role will own major firmware components throughout the product lifecycle and collaborate with hardware, cloud, mobile, QA, and manufacturing partners to deliver reliable, production-ready devices.

Core Responsibilities

• Design, develop, debug, and maintain embedded firmware for IoT and video-streaming products.
• Own major firmware components and features from initial design through production.
• Develop and integrate device drivers, communication protocols, RTOS components, and platform firmware.
• Collaborate with hardware, cloud, mobile, QA, and original design manufacturer partners on system integration and product delivery.
• Troubleshoot complex firmware, hardware, and system-level issues.
• Optimize firmware for performance, memory usage, power consumption, resource utilization, and reliability.
• Review board schematics, component datasheets, and hardware documentation to support development and debugging.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and root-cause analysis.
• Evaluate SoCs, image sensors, wireless modules, and other components for future products.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering standards and process improvements.

Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Technologies

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• 7+ years of embedded firmware development experience.
• Strong Embedded C and C++ programming skills.
• Software development experience across RTOS and Embedded Linux platforms.
• Understanding of real-time multimedia applications, including video and audio processing, compression, and streaming technologies such as H.264 and H.265.
• Multithreaded and multitasking embedded software development experience.
• Experience developing and debugging embedded device drivers.
• Strong embedded-system debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience optimizing embedded software for performance and resource utilization.
• Working knowledge of TCP, UDP, RTP, RTSP, SIP, and WebRTC.
• Experience with Wi-Fi, BLE, and LTE wireless technologies.
• Familiarity with IoT communication architectures and cloud-connected devices.
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
• Experience using Git or a comparable source-control system.

Preferred Skills or Experience

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Firmware development experience involving consumer IoT, smart-home, networking, or video-streaming products.
• Experience with Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread, or Matter.
• Knowledge of Linux memory management, file systems, and bootloaders such as U-Boot.
• Python, Perl, or Lua scripting experience.
• Experience supporting products through manufacturing and production.

Work Details

• Remote role within California, USA

Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates, which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.

Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.PDN-a2b35cc2-ec93-4260-a652-bdd78c9a93f3