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Staff Embedded Firmware Engineer, AQNav

Staff Embedded Firmware Engineer, AQNav

SandboxAQPalo Alto, California, USA
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About SandboxAQ

SandboxAQ is a high-growth company delivering AI solutions that address some of the worlds greatest challenges. The companys Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) power advances in life sciences financial services navigation cybersecurity and other sectors.

We are a global team that is tech-focused and includes experts in AI chemistry cybersecurity physics mathematics medicine engineering and other specialties. The company emerged from Alphabet Inc. as an independent growth capital-backed company in 2022 funded by leading investors and supported by a braintrust of industry leaders.

At SandboxAQ weve cultivated an environment that encourages creativity collaboration and impact. By investing deeply in our people were building a thriving global workforce poised to tackle the worlds epic challenges. Join us to advance your career in pursuit of an inspiring mission in a community of like-minded people who value entrepreneurialism ownership and transformative impact.

About the Role

As a Staff Embedded Firmware Engineer at AQNav you will be at the forefront of designing and implementing embedded software solutions for our next-generation quantum sensing and navigation this role you will collaborate closely with R&D teams to rapidly prototype validate and refine sophisticated sensor architectures with a strong emphasis on embedded firmware and software-driven methodologies. You will be responsible for building robust maintainable codebases that underpin our cutting-edge hardware platforms ensuring reliable performance in diverse often mission-critical environments.

What Youll Do :

Hardware Bring-up & Integration

  • Support hardware bring-up activities including low-level board and SoC development BIOS development and interfacing with new hardware components.
  • Collaborate with hardware and electrical teams to design and validate system-level functionality ensuring firmware-hardware interoperability.
  • Ensure designs account for resource constraints (memory power performance) while adhering to compliance and certification requirements.

Firmware Design & Development

  • Architect and implement embedded firmware for new system features focusing on performance scalability and robustness.
  • Write enhance and debug real-time firmware ensuring tight integration with underlying hardware.
  • Lead firmware architecture design and code reviews ensuring scalability modularity and maintainability.
  • Collaborate closely with hardware systems and product teams to define requirements and integration strategies.
  • Participate in API development firmware reviews and documentation to promote best practices in coding and architectural decisions.

    • Safety-Critical Firmware Development

  • Familiarity with key aviation military and other U.S. government / industry safety-critical development standards including DO-178C DO-254 MIL-STD-2167A MIL-STD-882 as well as applicable standards from the Department of Defense (DoD) Department of Transportation (DOT) Department of Energy (DOE) and NASA.
  • Hands-on development using RTOS platforms such as SafeRTOS VxWorks PikeOS or similar safety-certified real-time operating systems.

    • About You

  • Holds a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or a related field.
  • 8 years of experience in embedded firmware development with a track record of bringing hardware prototypes to production-ready systems.
  • Strong skills with low-level debugging board bring-up BIOS support and embedded microprocessor toolchains.
  • Ability to architect and document embedded systems including firmware design specifications hardware interfaces (SPI I2C UART etc.) and performance trade-offs.
  • Experience with test automation CI / CD pipelines and collaborative development tools.

    • Job Requirements

  • U.S. Citizenship is required due to USG contract requirements.
  • Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • Youre willing and able to work from our Palo Alto location at least 1 day per week.
  • Proficient in high- and low-level programming (e.g. Python Julia C C Rust MatLab etc.).
  • Proficient in software development methodologies and best practices (e.g. Agile practices CI / CD test-driven development.)
  • Hands-on experience with real-time systems embedded microprocessor tools and advanced debugging techniques.

    • Nice to Haves :

  • Background in aerospace automotive or other safety-critical industries.
  • Familiarity with Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) concepts and sensor fusion algorithms.
  • Experience with FPGA development and High-Level Synthesis (HLS) for hardware acceleration safety-critical control systems and real-time signal processing.

    • The US base salary range for this full-time position is expected to be $183k-256k per year. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills experience and relevant education or training. This role may be eligible for annual discretionary bonuses and equity.

    SandboxAQ welcomes all.

    We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where we have zero tolerance for discrimination. We invest in our employees personal and professional growth. Once you work with us you cant go back to normalcy because great breakthroughs come from great teams and we are the best in AI and quantum technology.

    We offer competitive salaries stock options depending on employment type generous learning opportunities medical / dental / vision family planning / fertility PTO (summer and winter breaks) financial wellness resources 401(k) plans and more.

    Equal Employment Opportunity : All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or Veteran status.

    Accommodations : We provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in job application procedures for open roles. If you need such an accommodation please let a member of our Recruiting team know.

    Required Experience :

    Staff IC

    Key Skills

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    Employment Type : Full-Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

    Yearly Salary Salary : 183 - 256

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