SENIOR FIRMWARE ENGINEER

Motive Companies

USonsite$135k-$185k/yrPosted Jul 1, 2026
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Skills

jira

About the role

SENIOR FIRMWARE ENGINEER

Location: In Office, Westlake Village, CA

Compensation: $135,000 to $185,000 base

Overview

Design, build, and support embedded software for connected consumer and healthcare devices

Own firmware development for new and sustaining products

Work cross-functionally with hardware, product, and QA teams

Contribute to product concepting with a focus on usability, reliability, and scalability

Responsibilities

Own firmware development from concept through production

Design and implement embedded software features, enhancements, and bug fixes

Write test applications, requirements, and technical documentation

Analyze system designs and provide hands-on software support

Estimate development effort and deliver on timelines

Partner with QA to identify and resolve defects

Support hardware bring-up and device integration

Support productization, manufacturing readiness, and launch activities

Maintain confidentiality of proprietary information

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

5+ years of firmware engineering experience

Strong embedded C programming on ARM-based systems

Experience with RTOS such as FreeRTOS and Zephyr

Experience with VS Code, Git, CMake, GNU toolchains, and Jira

Experience with SPI, I2C, UART, and JTAG debugging

Ability to read schematics and support board bring-up

Experience with radio communications including cellular, BLE, or WiFi

General understanding of power management and optimization

IoT architecture experience preferred

Ability to travel internationally up to 10 percent

Compensation

This Firmware Engineer role pays $135k-$185k/yr. Within typical range for firmware engineer roles in United States.

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