Staff Applications Software Engineer, Zephyr
Ambiq Micro, Inc.3 months ago
Singapore, SingaporeStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead development, testing, and maintenance of Ambiq’s Zephyr offering, including samples, drivers, software test cases, and hardware enablement.
- Maintain Ambiq Zephyr repository processes and contribute to repository maintenance.
- Track, debug, and resolve Ambiq Zephyr issues.
- Collaborate with internal engineering teams to analyze complex system-level issues and develop software solutions.
- Optimize Zephyr software to demonstrate Ambiq’s low-power advantages.
- Create application notes and software guidelines.
- Support applications engineers, field engineers, and key customers as needed.
- Represent Ambiq to the Zephyr technical steering committee and community.
Requirements
- MS in ECE or Computer Science with 6+ years of experience, or BS in ECE or Computer Science with 8+ years of experience.
- At least 3 years of experience focused on the Zephyr ecosystem.
- Experience with ARM Cortex-M processors and deep understanding of Zephyr RTOS.
- Experience developing embedded MCU code in C and assembly language on Arm Cortex-M processors.
- Experience with MCU peripherals including SPI, I2C, UART, and USB.
- Experience with an MCU IDE such as ARM, Keil, IAR, Eclipse, or Ozone.
- Security, Bluetooth, Matter/Thread, and machine learning model experience within Zephyr is a plus.
- Hands-on experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and similar lab equipment for debugging.
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, collaboration tools, and source code control systems such as Git.
- Understanding of software testing and test automation principles.
- Experience with scripting languages; Python experience is specifically desirable.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
About Ambiq Micro, Inc.
Ambiq Micro is a fabless semiconductor company that designs ultra-low-power microcontrollers and AI-capable SoCs for wearables, IoT, and other battery-powered devices. Its Apollo MCU family and subthreshold power-optimized technology target always-on sensing and edge inference, with reference software and tools for OEMs and ODMs. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, it is privately held and serves consumer, industrial, and healthcare device makers.