Embedded Software Engineer

Job Title

Embedded Software Engineer

Role Summary

Lead the design and development of embedded software for next-generation automotive safety and connectivity products within the Automotive Software team. Work across software, hardware, validation, and systems engineering to deliver production-quality firmware and influence product architecture.

Recent project areas include low-power wireless stacks, microcontroller drivers, sensor networks, edge computing, connected gateways, radio transceiver firmware, and functional-safety software.

Experience Level

Mid-level — typically requires 5+ years of embedded software development experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include leading technical work, delivering embedded firmware into production, and collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams.

• Define and implement embedded software architectures and modules for ARM-based microcontrollers and SoCs.
• Design, implement, and maintain device drivers, hardware abstraction layers, and interrupt-driven firmware.
• Develop and optimise firmware for resource-constrained, real-time systems (performance, memory, power).
• Integrate communication stacks, wireless protocols, and cloud connectivity where required.
• Drive technical investigations, debugging, and root-cause analysis of hardware/software issues.
• Mentor junior engineers, conduct code reviews, and contribute to team engineering practices.
• Collaborate with product, systems, validation, and test teams to take products from concept to production.
• Participate in design reviews, functional-safety discussions, and architecture decisions.
• Travel as required for collaboration or field support (approximately 10% of the time).

Requirements

Key technical skills and experience required (must-have followed by desirable skills).

• Must have: 5+ years of embedded software development experience delivering products to production.
• Expert-level C programming and solid embedded software design principles.
• Experience developing production-quality firmware for ARM-based microcontrollers and SoCs.
• Strong understanding of real-time systems, interrupt-driven architectures, and low-level hardware interfaces.
• Experience developing and debugging device drivers and hardware abstraction layers.
• Proficiency with compilers, debuggers, IDEs, embedded toolchains, and Git-based workflows.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, automated testing, and software quality processes.
• Ability to lead technical projects and communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with scripting (Python or Bash) for automation, testing, and tooling.

Nice-to-have:

• Automotive software development and functional-safety experience (ISO 26262).
• Wireless communications, RF systems, networking protocols, or secure boot/embedded security.
• Linux-based embedded systems, IoT architectures, cloud integration, and Agile methodologies.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer engineering, embedded systems engineering, electronic engineering, computer science, or a related discipline (as stated in the posting).

About the Company

Company: Analog Devices

Headquarters: Norwood, Massachusetts, USA

Analog Devices is a leading global semiconductor company that bridges the physical and digital worlds, enabling breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. With a focus on innovation, ADI develops solutions that drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare. The company employs around 24,000 people globally and reported revenues exceeding $9 billion in FY24, creating technologies that transform lives across various sectors.