Staff Embedded Software Engineer

About the role

Staff Embedded Software Engineers own the design, implementation, and integrity of Point One's core navigation engine and products - from low-level hardware integration to system-level software architecture and algorithm design. This is an ownership-first role: you will conceptualize and drive complex technical challenges end-to-end - from early architecture through deployment in mission-critical systems - while raising the technical bar across the team.

Responsibilities

• Own the Navigation Engine and Platform
• Lead design, implementation, and optimization of the core navigation engine across a wide range of hardware platforms, devices, and customer applications.
• Conceptualize and architect solutions that integrate GNSS receivers, inertial sensors, wheel odometry, cameras, and other hardware - with abstractions that scale across diverse deployments.
• Break down high-level work descriptions into concrete tasks, schedules, and milestones, and hold yourself accountable for delivering against them.
• Drive performance tuning and low-level optimizations across a range of platforms - from Linux-based devices (ARM and x86) to bare-metal microcontroller environments.
• Ensure the software stack is well-structured, maintainable, and built to last as the product and customer base grow.
• Drive Hardware Integration and Bring-Up
• Own board bring-up, driver development, and hardware validation for new platforms and peripherals.
• Work hands-on with hardware interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN) and debugging tools (gdb, JTAG, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes).
• Identify and resolve timing-critical and hardware-software interaction issues early in the integration process.
• Respond to Customer and Market Challenges
• Engage directly with evolving customer needs and translate them into well-designed, durable technical solutions.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, cloud infrastructure, and customer-facing teams to deliver reliable end-to-end systems.
• Surface technical risks and tradeoffs early so architecture and delivery decisions reflect real-world constraints.
• Own Testing and Verification
• Design and maintain rigorous testing and verification strategies across the navigation engine and supported hardware platforms.
• Treat test coverage as a first-class engineering responsibility - ensuring the team and customers have confidence in every release.
• Identify gaps in coverage proactively, particularly as new platforms, sensors, or customer configurations are added.
• Mentor junior engineers and establish best practices across the team.
• Contribute to architecture discussions, technical strategy, and roadmap planning.
• Apply Python or similar tools for automation, scripting, and debugging to accelerate team productivity.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience, with significant depth in embedded or platform-level systems.
• Proven ability to conceptualize, design, and implement major software components - from early architecture through testing and production deployment.
• Proven ability to take high-level project goals and decompose them into actionable tasks, realistic schedules, and clear milestones - with a track record of delivering on commitments.
• Expert in modern C++ (C++14 or later), with deep knowledge of system-level programming, memory management, and concurrency.
• Strong experience with embedded Linux, RTOSes, and bare-metal systems.
• Hands-on experience with board bring-up, driver development, and timing-critical systems.
• Proficiency with common hardware interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN) and debugging tools (gdb, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes).
• Experience designing and owning testing and verification strategies for complex systems.
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Bonus Points For Experience with GNSS, state estimation, Kalman filtering, or inertial navigation.
• Working knowledge of positioning technologies and error sources (multipath, drift, bias).
• Background in safety-critical or highly available systems in automotive, robotics, or aerospace.
• Familiarity with IP networking as implemented in Linux-based operating systems.