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Principal Firmware Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Mon, Aug 17, 2026
This job expires in: 27 days

Job Summary

Owning the real-time control firmware for bidirectional DC/DC power conversion stages, the full-time Principal Firmware Engineer will implement control loops, manage a portable DC/DC control library, and ensure converter protection firmware while working remotely.

Key responsibilities
  • Implement real-time control loops for power conversion stages, ensuring phase current balancing and mode arbitration
  • Architect and maintain the control ISR and scheduler for deterministic timing and performance
  • Derive small-signal plant models and design discrete-time compensators to meet performance targets
Required qualifications
  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent demonstrated capability
  • Six or more years of experience developing production embedded firmware in C for real-time systems
  • Hands-on experience closing control loops in firmware on switched-mode power converters
  • Strong understanding of discrete-time control and its implications on system performance
  • Competence in fixed-point arithmetic and deterministic ISR design under hard timing constraints

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