Firmware Engineer - Optical Hardware Remote Position

About the Role

We are hiring a Firmware Engineer for Optical Hardware to join our innovative team at Mesh Optical Technologies. As a Firmware Engineer remote, you will play a crucial role in developing and optimizing firmware that drives our optical hardware solutions. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and contribute to the future of optical communications.

What You'll Do

• Architect and implement low-level firmware that controls all aspects of transceiver behavior, including link bring-up, signal conditioning, and real-time diagnostics.
• Develop and tune algorithms for automatic eye opening, link training, and adaptive signal optimization under varying conditions.
• Design robust boot, initialization, and fail-safe mechanisms, ensuring reliable startup and recovery across thousands of deployed devices.
• Own firmware validation and release workflows, including automated test coverage, factory flashing procedures, and traceability of shipped code.
• Interface directly with hardware teams to define control schemes for custom silicon, power management, thermal behavior, and I/O signaling.
• Continuously optimize for performance, power, and reliability, pushing bare-metal systems to operate at the limits of the hardware platform.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience bringing up real-time embedded systems from scratch.
• Proficiency in C or C++ and Python.
• Experience writing and optimizing high-performance drivers for I²C, SPI, ADC sampling, DMA, or similar protocols.
• Familiarity with application development and distributed systems architecture in a Linux environment.
• Strong first-principles problem-solving skills and a focus on designing bug-free, maintainable software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to work effectively in dynamic, cross-functional teams.

Nice to Have

• Experience reviewing hardware schematics and defining HW/SW interfaces.
• Demonstrated expertise architecting and implementing high-performance DSP and signal-processing algorithms.
• Hands-on familiarity with real-time operating systems, build systems, and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Background in robotics, controls, or physical-systems integration.
• Leadership experience mentoring engineers and driving complex firmware/software projects to completion.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary range of $140,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year.
• Eligibility for long-term incentives including company stock options and discretionary bonuses awarded for exceptional achievements.
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance with significant cost covered by the company for yourself and dependents.
• Paid parental leave and flexible PTO (3 weeks accrued vacation and 10 company holidays per year).
• 401(k) retirement plan access.
• Relocation assistance to sunny Los Angeles.