Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Santa Ana, CA - USA
Advanced Technology – Embedded Systems /
Full Time /
Hybrid
At UEI you will be part of a world class team that is working to innovate and revolutionize the meaning of ‘wireless control’. Whether it’s via chips, software licenses or turnkey products, we are continuing to reinvent how consumers interact with devices and services in their home.
 
 Each day we make the connected home smarter, easier to connect and use, and more sustainable. We delight our Fortune 100 customers such as Comcast, Apple, Samsung, Google, Vivint and Daikin with ground breaking wireless technology solutions such as advanced, voice-enabled remote controls, cloud control solutions, extreme low power Bluetooth silicon with energy harvesting capabilities, smart thermostats and sensors and many other IoT solutions.

We are looking for a Principal Embedded Software Engineer to join our embedded development team. It is an opportunity to join an energetic team to build innovative products that rock the market and impact millions of users. You will make architecture design decisions and guide team members to stay with the best practice in software development. You will lead the development process through our platform launch and product customization, making direct impact to support the success of the product from the first line of code.

Responsibilities

    • Embedded firmware design from architecture, coding, integration, debugging and releasing.
    • Lead the discussion with other team members in current and proposed architecture(s), defects, enhancements, and other issues.
    • Design platform codebase that can be adapted to support various customer projects.
    • Analyze issues and fix bugs leveraging tools and instruments on hardware.
    • Work as a lead of the Agile cross-functional development team, delivery code with quality following best practice for secure software development.
    • Improve and maintain CI/CD and test automation framework.
    • Demonstrated organizational skills, with ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects in a timely manner in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

    • Proficient in C/C++ with more than 10 years of product development experience
    • Strong embedded software development skill with FreeRTOS and Embedded Linux
    • Past product development experience using BLE, RF4CE, ZigBee, Thread and/or WiFi
    • Familiar with troubleshooting application bugs, device driver and connectivity issues using sniffers and logical analyzers.
    • Familiar with multi-thread networking application development with IP stack
    • Going through multiple software development lifecycles, using Agile development methodologies
    • Experience with AI and ML on edge device is a plus

Education

    • B.S. Degree in Computer Science or related technical field, M.S preferred.
$160,000 - $170,000 a year
Universal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ: UEIC) is the worldwide leader in universal control and sensing technologies for the smart home. Its broad portfolio of patents includes QuickSet® software that utilizes the world’s most complete knowledge graph to detect and interact with thousands of entertainment and smart home devices. The company designs, develops, and manufactures innovative products that are used by the world’s leading brands in the audio, video, subscription broadcasting, connected home, home energy management, and mobile device markets. UEI’s many first-to-market innovations have helped transform the home entertainment control, home security, and home energy management and sensing industries.

Universal Electronics Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are proud of our diverse workforce and we believe having diverse teams that everyone brings their whole self to work everyday is key to all of our success. We welcome all people of different experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and abilities.