42dot
Embedded Firmware Engineer
Sunnyvale, United States · Senior
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About the role
- Staff Firmware Engineer at 42dot, you will be a foundational developer of the next-generation firmware platform for Hyundai Motor Group's Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV).
- You will bridge the gap between high-level applications and raw hardware, ensuring that autonomous driving systems sit atop a secure, high-performance, and safety-critical embedded foundation.
- This is a high-visibility role requiring a "full-stack" engineering perspective - from reading schematics to deploying production-grade C code.
Responsibilities
- Architect the Future: Design and implement key components of the next-generation firmware architecture for Hyundai Motor Group, focusing on scalability, modularity, and real-time performance.
- Safety-Critical Development: Lead the development of firmware in C that meets rigorous functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262 ASIL-D).
- End-to-End Lifecycle: Own the entire product lifecycle from initial hardware bring-up and driver development to over-the-air (OTA) update stability and long-term maintenance.
- Hardware-Software Integration: Partner closely with EE teams to review schematics, debug complex integration issues, and utilize EE lab equipment (Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers) to validate hardware-software interfaces.
- Custom Tooling: Develop internal tools, scripts, and test patterns to automate firmware validation and streamline the development workflow.
- Design and implement key components of the next-generation firmware architecture for Hyundai Motor Group, focusing on scalability, modularity, and real-time performance.
- Lead the development of firmware in C that meets rigorous functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262 ASIL-D).
- Own the entire product lifecycle from initial hardware bring-up and driver development to over-the-air (OTA) update stability and long-term maintenance.
- Partner closely with EE teams to review schematics, debug complex integration issues, and utilize EE lab equipment (Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers) to validate hardware-software interfaces.
- Develop internal tools, scripts, and test patterns to automate firmware validation and streamline the development workflow.
Requirements
- Industry Tenure: Minimum of 8+ years of hands-on experience in embedded software/firmware development.
- Programming Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in C for resource-constrained environments.
- Hardware Fluency: Proven ability to read and interpret complex EE schematics and data sheets for SoCs, MCUs, and FPGAs.
- Lab Proficiency: Expert-level experience with standard lab equipment (Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Protocol Analyzers).
- RTOS Expertise: Deep understanding of Real-Time Operating Systems (e.g., QNX, FreeRTOS, VXWorks) and bare-metal development.
- Academic Background: Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- All documents must be submitted in PDF format and under 30MB in size.
- Expert-level proficiency in C for resource-constrained environments.
- Sector Expertise: Extensive experience in safety-critical or highly regulated industries (e.g., Aerospace, Medical Devices, Defense, or Automotive).
Nice to have
- Automotive Standards: Direct experience with AUTOSAR (Classic or Adaptive), MISRA C guidelines, and ISO 26262 compliance.
- Advanced Degree: Master's or PhD in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Leadership: Experience managing technical teams
- Application Review - Coding Test - 1st interview - 2nd interview - Offer Negotiation - Hiring
- The screening procedures may vary depending on the position, schedule, or other circumstances.
- You will be individually notified of the screening schedule and results via the email address provided in your application.
- Application Review
- Offer Negotiation
Compensation
- $197,000 - $278,460
- 42dot does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not pay fees for any such submissions.
Benefits
- Extensive experience in safety-critical or highly regulated industries (e.g., Aerospace, Medical Devices, Defense, or Automotive).
Company info
- 42dot is a mobility AI company committed to solving mobility challenges with software and AI.
- As the Global Software Center of Hyundai Motor Group, 42dot pioneers the future of mobility by advancing the development of software-defined vehicles.
- We develop safety-first, user-centric software-defined vehicle technologies that deliver the latest performance through continuous updates like smartphones.
- By advancing software and AI technology, 42dot envisions a world where everything is connected and moves autonomously through a self-managing urban transportation operating system.
Equal opportunity
- Statement
- 42dot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
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