What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Embedded Software Engineer position at Colossus Technologies Group?
We’re looking for an experienced Embedded Software Engineer / Technical Lead to help architect and build low-level platform software for safety- and mission-critical systems.
This is a highly technical, hands-on role focused on embedded firmware, platform security, boot architecture, and hardware/software integration. You’ll work closely with hardware, systems, and software engineering teams while helping set technical direction for the platform.
What You'll Work On:
- Architecture and development of embedded firmware and low-level platform software.
- Secure boot, bootloaders, hardware root of trust, key provisioning, and trusted execution.
- Board bring-up, processor initialization, BSPs, drivers, and hardware validation.
- Debugging complex hardware/software interactions.
- Platform security architecture, threat modeling, and security reviews.
- Integration of firmware with operating systems and higher-level software.
- Technical leadership and mentorship across embedded, security, and hardware teams.
What We're Looking For:
- Extensive embedded systems and firmware development experience.
- Strong C/C and low-level programming skills.
- Experience with secure boot, bootloaders, and embedded/platform security.
- Hands-on board bring-up and processor initialization experience.
- Strong understanding of SoCs, processor architectures, memory interfaces, and hardware abstraction.
- Experience with hardware debugging tools such as JTAG, logic analyzers, or oscilloscopes.
- Experience providing technical or architectural leadership.
Nice to Have:
- ARM TrustZone, TPM, TEE, or similar secuirty tecnologies.
- Linux kernel, RTOS, U-boot, or custom bootloader experience.
- Security certification or platform-hardening experience.
- Background with safety-critical or mission-critical embedded systems.