Infineon Technologies

Principal Engineer Firmware

Infineon Technologies$196K — $269K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field focused on software
  • 5 to 8 years of experience in software, robotics, simulation, embedded systems, or customer-facing technical roles; or 3 years with a Master's or 2 years with a PhD
  • Proficiency in Python and C++ for tool development and integration
  • Hands-on experience with embedded Linux and basic hardware debugging
  • Familiarity with real-time design principles, including latency and system-level trade-offs
  • Understanding of sensor and actuator dynamics within robotics and motion contexts
  • Strong communication skills, especially for customer interaction and team collaboration

Responsibilities

  • Provide on-site and remote support for integration and troubleshooting at customer and partner locations
  • Tune system performance against measurable goals such as latency and throughput
  • Work with connectivity patterns for sensors and actuators to ensure alignment with customer needs
  • Analyze hardware and software documentation to produce implementation proposals and risk assessments
  • Integrate smart sensors and actuators into customer platforms, validate with experiments
  • Collaborate with teams on AI edge computing requirements to ensure data path compatibility
  • Assist customers in aligning real hardware behaviors with simulated outcomes

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development in cutting-edge technology
  • Collaboration with a global team of experts
  • Engagement in innovative projects focused on decarbonization and digitalization
  • Participation in creating solutions that impact various industries from IoT to consumer electronics
  • Flexibility in work arrangements, including remote support opportunities
Full Job Description
Your Role
Key responsibilities in your new role

  • Provide on-site and remote support for integration and bring-up at customer and partner locations: hands-on debug, measurement, and structured issue reproduction
  • Tune end-to-end performance with measurable goals-for example latency, through put, jitter, and deterministic behavior where the application requires it
  • Work with sensor, actuator, and bridge connectivity patterns(including Ethernet and comparable industrial interfaces) to close gaps between datasheets, reference designs, and customer reality
  • Study hardware and software protocol documentation; produce implementation proposals, risk notes, and migration paths customers can adopt
  • Integrate Infineon smart actuators and sensors into customer reference platforms, validating assumptions with experiments and concise technical write-ups
  • Partner with teams responsible for edge AI compute stacks so that data paths, drivers, and APIs match what autonomy and perception software expect
  • Where customers use robotics simulation or digital twins for validation, help align real hardware behavior with simulated assumptions(hand-offs to simulation-focused peers as needed)
  • Develop or adapt Python and C++ utilities for bring-up, data capture, regression checks, and customer demonstrations
  • Deliver technical presentations, demos, and focused training so customers can sustain what you help them build
  • Collaborate globally with experts and central functions; communicate requirements, gaps, and competitive observations clearly
  • Track technology trends in Physical AI, humanoid and industrial robotics, motor control, power electronics, and communications that affect customer architectures


Your Profile
Qualifications and skills to help you succeed

  • Education: Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, or comparable field-with a strong software focus
  • Experience: 5 to 8 years of professional experience in software, robotics, simulation, embedded systems, applications engineering, system integration, or related customer-facing technical roles-or 3 years of relevant experience with
  • Master's, or about 2 years with a PhD, in comparable domains
  • Solid Python and C++ for bring-up tools, integration code, orperformance-sensitive components
  • Hands-on experience with embedded Linux or comparable edge environments, drivers, protocols, and basic hardware debug (scopes, logic analyzers, or equivalent collaboration with HW peers)
  • Familiarity with real-time and performance-aware design: latency, timing, bandwidth, and system-level trade-offs
  • Understanding of sensors and actuators in motion and robotics contexts; comfort with motor control and power concepts at the systemlevel
  • Exposure to robotics middleware (for example ROS2) or industrial field buses where customers use them
  • Ability to work within MBSE-oriented customer programs: requirements and traceability, interface and architecture views,and related artifacts that drive integration and acceptance planning
  • Strong customer communication: structured updates, honest status, and calm escalation when risks emerge
  • Experience working in cross-functional and international teams; fluent professional English
  • Willingness to travel to support customers (frequency depends on projects and policy)
Nice to have
  • Hands-on use of SysML, MBSE repositories, or architecture modeling tools (commercial or open) in hardware-software or systems programs
  • Familiarity with robotics simulation tools such as Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, or Omniverse when customers use them alongside hardware bring-up
  • Background in functional safety, EMC, or thermal constraints as they affect edge deployments.
  • Prior semiconductor or tier-one automotive/industrial applications exposure

-Connected Secure Systems (CSS) is at the heart of the IoT -

The CSS division provides end-to-end systems for a connected, secured world - building on trusted, game-changing microcontrollers as well as wireless and security solutions. CSS delivers microcontrollers plus Wi-Fi, Bluetooth® and combined connectivity solutions (known as connectivity combos) along with hardware-based security technologies to power the broadest application spectrum spanning consumer electronics, IoT devices, cloud security, IT equipment, home appliances, connected cars, credit and debit cards, electronic passports, ID cards, and more. The division is at the forefront of computing, wireless connectivity, and trusted technologies that are helping to securely connect the networked systems of today and tomorrow.

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#WeAreIn for driving decarbonization and digitalization.
As a global leader in semiconductor solutions in power systems and IoT, Infineon enables game-changing solutions for green and efficient energy, clean and safe mobility, as well as smart and secure IoT. Together, we drive innovation and customer success, while caring for our people and empowering them to reach ambitious goals. Be a part of making life easier, safer and greener.

About Infineon Technologies

Infineon Technologies AG is a German semiconductor manufacturer that produces a wide range of products including microcontrollers, power semiconductors, and sensors. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Neubiberg, Germany. Infineon Technologies has a global presence with operations in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The company's mission is to make life easier, safer, and greener with technology.
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1999
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