Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Company Overview 

Ambiq's mission is to enable intelligence everywhere by delivering the lowest power semiconductor solutions. Ambiq is a pioneer and a leading provider of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions based on our proprietary and patented sub- and near-threshold technologies. With the increasing power requirements of artificial intelligence (AI) computing, our customers are relying on our solutions to deliver AI to edge environments. Our hardware and software innovations fundamentally deliver a multi-fold improvement in power consumption over traditional semiconductor designs without expensive process geometry scaling. We began in 2010 by addressing the power consumption challenges of battery-powered devices at the edge, where they were most pronounced. As of the beginning of 2025, we've shipped more than 280+ million units worldwide. 

Our innovative and fast-moving teams of design, research, development, production, marketing, sales, and operations are spread across several continents, including the US (Austin), Taiwan (Hsinchu), China (Shanghai and Shenzhen), and Singapore. We value relentless technology innovation, a deep commitment to customer success, collaborative problem-solving, and an enthusiastic pursuit of energy efficiency. We embrace candidates who also share these same values. The successful candidate must be self-motivated, creative, and comfortable learning and driving exciting new technologies. We encourage and nurture an environment that fosters growth and opportunities to work on complex, meaningful, and challenging projects, creating a lasting impact and shaping the future of technology. Join us on our quest for enabling billions of intelligent devices. The intelligence everywhere revolution starts here. 

Scope  

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer at Ambiq, you will lead the development, integration, and verification of the AmbiqSuite SDK for common IP blocks across Ambiq’s advanced SoC and emulation platforms.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional experts throughout the IC development lifecycle, including SoC Architecture, IC Design, Production, Applications, and Customer Enablement teams. Your work will play a key role in enabling customers to successfully develop and deploy products on Ambiq’s latest SoC platforms.

The successful candidate should be a fast learner, results-driven, self-motivated, and collaborative team player with an “always learning” mindset. You should bring strong hands-on experience in low-level embedded C programming and be comfortable working in a lab environment, performing hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation.

This role is responsible for extending the hardware abstraction layer (HAL) and device drivers within the SDK to support new platforms, while continuously improving SDK features, quality, and content. You will also contribute to expanding SDK support for new MCU family members as they are introduced.

Responsibilities 

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of HAL interfaces for MCU common blocks, including data movement engines, clock management, power management, and MCU control.
• Design, develop, and maintain software examples and test cases for MCU common blocks.
• Play a key role in pre-silicon verification on FPGA platforms and in post-silicon bring-up, verification, and debug, focusing on MCU cores and common blocks.
• Develop and maintain real-time operating system ports for Ambiq MCUs.
• Collaborate with and support design verification (DV) and validation engineers, field engineers, and key customers as needed.

Qualifications 

The Senior Embedded Software Engineer should have strong experience in the design, development, and use of HAL and BSP libraries for MCU-based products. Experience with embedded applications for wearable devices is preferred. The ideal candidate will also have extensive hands-on experience developing for and debugging on Arm-based platforms.

• MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or other related field with 3-5 years of relevant experience, or Bachelor’s degree in the same fields with 4-6 years of relevant experience.
• Deep understanding of Arm Cortex-M architectures.
• Proven experience developing embedded MCU software in C and assembly for Arm Cortex-M processors.
• Strong understanding of embedded RTOS concepts and development; FreeRTOS experience preferred.
• Experience with at least one MCU IDE for ARM, such as Keil, IAR, Eclipse, Ozone, or equivalent.
• Solid understanding of common MCU peripherals and interfaces, such as SPI, I2C, UART, etc.
• Hands-on experience using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers for system bring-up and debugging.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and other collaboration tools.
• Proficiency with source code version control systems, including Git.
• Good understanding of software testing and test automation principles.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug complex system-level hardware and software issues.
• Experience with scripting languages is required; Python experience is highly desirable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, along with solid technical documentation ability.

What You Need 

We're seeking passionate technologists who thrive on pushing boundaries, solving complex challenges, and driving transformative solutions. 

At Ambiq, you'll collaborate with a dynamic team that values relentless innovation, customer-centric thinking, and continuous learning. If you're a self-motivated, creative problem-solver eager to push technological limits and make a meaningful impact in energy efficiency, this is your opportunity to grow, excel, and turn groundbreaking ideas into reality. 

Most importantly, the successful candidate will be able to live the Ambiq Shared Values: 

• Innovate: We tenaciously find ways to break down the barriers to possible solutions 
• Collaborate: We proactively communicate and encourage each other to be better. 
• Focus: We keep the voice of the customer at the center of everything we do. 
• Learn: We strive for continuous improvement and are always curious. 
• Achieve: We execute on quality and follow through on our commitments.