Amperesand
Senior Firmware Manager
$200K–$240K
Sunnyvale, California, United States · Manager · Full-time · Posted Mar 27, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years developing embedded firmware; 3+ years managing or leading firmware teams.
About the job
Leads and develops the embedded firmware team and owns firmware architecture and delivery for converter and solid-state transformer platforms, while contributing hands-on to design, code reviews, hardware bring-up, and debugging.
What you'll do
- Own firmware architecture, implementation, quality, and engineering practices across product platforms.
- Drive firmware releases and cross-functional execution; investigate firmware issues in lab, field, and manufacturing settings.
- Recruit, mentor, and develop the firmware team.
What they ask for
- 7+ years developing embedded firmware in C/C++ for real-time systems.
- 3+ years managing or leading firmware teams.
- Strong experience with real-time control systems, safety-critical firmware, or power electronics.
- Deep understanding of microcontroller architectures and RTOS environments; hands-on hardware bring-up and debugging experience.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with grid-connected systems.
- Knowledge of safety standards (UL/IEC), HV/MV systems, or SIL-oriented firmware development.
Pay
$200,000 — $240,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, MCU, RTOS, UART/SPI/I2C, JTAG, CI/CD, PRS/DRS, oscilloscopes
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