Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Job Title

Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Role Summary

Lead development of Zephyr RTOS-based embedded platforms within the Software & Digital Platforms Group. Responsible for board bring-up, device drivers, platform integration, real-time architecture, and delivery of maintainable firmware for MCU and SoC products.

Work closely with software architects, hardware, validation, and product teams across geographic locations and contribute to upstream open-source ecosystems where appropriate.

Experience Level

Senior — requires 10+ years of industry experience per the posting.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities focus on architecture, implementation, verification, and cross-team collaboration to deliver Zephyr-based embedded platforms.

• Translate product requirements into Zephyr-based software architecture, platform requirements, and implementation plans.
• Design and develop Zephyr device drivers, board support packages (BSPs), and platform integrations for MCU and SoC solutions.
• Implement embedded software using Zephyr kernel services, subsystem APIs, Devicetree, Kconfig, west, and CMake workflows.
• Drive software architecture decisions for reusable platform services, real-time performance, power management, and maintainability.
• Perform silicon and board bring-up, debugging, integration, validation, and documentation on evaluation and production-relevant hardware.
• Ensure quality through code reviews, testing, debugging, and adherence to software standards and best practices.
• Communicate and coordinate with hardware, firmware, validation, and product teams; operate effectively in a global development community.
• Support collaboration with upstream open-source projects where applicable.
• Travel as required (approximately 10% documented in the posting).

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; nice-to-have items are listed separately.

• Extensive hands-on experience developing embedded software platforms, firmware, and low-level drivers for MCUs, DSPs, or heterogeneous SoCs.
• Proficiency in C and/or C++ with strong software engineering practices for maintainable, testable, production-quality embedded code.
• Strong practical experience with Zephyr RTOS: board support, BSP development, device drivers, kernel services, Devicetree, Kconfig, west, and CMake.
• Experience with silicon and board bring-up and debugging using IDEs and JTAG/SWD debuggers.
• Solid understanding of RTOS concepts (scheduling, synchronization, timing, memory constraints, concurrency) and real-time performance considerations.
• Knowledge of ARM-based embedded systems, bus architectures, and standard interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C, PWM, ADC, DAC, GPIO, interrupts, power management).
• Hands-on experience with debugging tools and techniques in multi-threaded RTOS environments (GDB, J-Link, OpenOCD, tracing, log analysis).
• Experience with CI/CD and automated testing; familiarity with Git, Jenkins or GitHub Actions, Jira, and Confluence; familiarity with Zephyr test automation preferred.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to work across software, hardware, and validation teams.

Nice-to-have:

• Familiarity with silicon design cycles and hardware/software co-design principles.
• Experience contributing to open-source or upstream embedded projects; prior Zephyr upstream contributions a plus.
• Experience with MCUboot, secure boot, or embedded security components.
• Comfort reading schematics and using lab tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers); familiarity with low-power design, Bluetooth LE, networking, or CAN stacks.

Education Requirements

BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field. The posting specifies 10+ years of industry experience.

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.