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This is a hands-on role with meaningful impact on product quality and factory yields.\n\nCompensation / Benefitscompetitive salarieshealth/dental/vision/life/disabilityPTO401K with employer matchEmployee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)health & wellness initiatives\nResponsibilitiesDesign, develop, and maintain embedded software for real-time control systemsCollaborate with hardware, FPGA, systems, and application software teams to define requirements and interfacesImplement low-level drivers and communication protocols (CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, PCIe) and RTOSOptimize software for performance, reliability, and scalability in high-throughput test environmentsConduct unit, integration, and system-level validationParticipate in code reviews, documentation, and continuous improvementSupport manufacturing and field teams with debugging and troubleshooting\nKey requirementsBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field3 - 10 years of embedded software development (C/C++ preferred)Strong understanding of MCUs, SoCs, FPGAs, and embedded Linux or RTOSExperience with ARM-based MCUs (PIC, STM) and Altera (NIOS2) or Xilinx (MicroBlaze)Experience with hardware bring-up, BSP, and device driversExperience implementing CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, PCIe and RTOSFamiliarity with digital/analog electronics, schematics, and oscilloscopesExcellent written and oral communication; strong software configuration management (Git, TFS, SVN)Experience with MS Office tools; Agile/Kanban experience (Azure DevOps, Jira)Willingness to travel ~10%excellent communicationteam collaborationproblem solvingembedded C/C++RTOSMCUs/SoCs/FPGA","company":"Onto Innovation","rawCompany":"onto innovation","city":"Somerville","state":"MA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-15T03:56:14.705Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"17-2072.00","title":"Electronics Engineers, Except Computer","slug":"electronics-engineers-except-computer"},{"code":"17-2061.00","title":"Computer Hardware Engineers","slug":"computer-hardware-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Embedded Software Engineer","description":"Overview\nIn this role you will design and optimize embedded software powering high-precision semiconductor test equipment. 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