Senior Firmware Engineer

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM

At Crestron Electronics, Inc we build the technology that integrates technology.

We are proud to be the largest and most recognized brand in automation and control solutions, and the premier technology partner for fortune 500 businesses globally. Our products’ are integrated into new high-tech commercial buildings’ to include some of the most exciting real estate throughout the world. Our clients include Google, Microsoft, Amazon Linked In and many others. We are the leaders in the most exciting industry in the world!

Our automation and control solutions for homes and buildings allow our clients to control entire environments with the push of a button, integrating systems such as Audio Visual, Lighting, Shading, Security, Building Management Systems and HVAC to provide greater comfort, convenience and security.

Summary

Crestron’s firmware team is looking for a talented and initiative-taking engineer with strong embedded software development experience who can apply his/her expertise in our next generation systems. As a member of the firmware development team, your daily activities will include the full lifecycle of design, develop, modify, test, debug, and support new and existing embedded software for our embedded Linux based products.

Responsibilities

• Embedded Linux Kernel / OS development on ARM based platforms including configuration management, embedded build, deployment, hardware interfaces, device driver, device tree
• Design, develop, implement, debug, and maintain embedded real time applications for Linux based products C, & C++ development environments
• Work closely with other software and hardware engineers to solve design issues.
• Responsible for design and implementation of new device features on multiple platforms
• Responsible for the maintenance of current software including feature enhancements, performance increases, troubleshooting, testing, and bug fixing.
• Interface software applications with other devices and control systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical, Computer Science or Computer Engineering
• Proven expertise in embedded Linux operating system
• Must have strong C, & C++ skills
• Strong knowledge of real-time systems, multi-threading, and low-level programming
• Networking stack knowledge [TCP/IP, UDP]
• Knowledge of I2C, SPI, MDIO protocols
• Must have used advanced debugging tools/techniques e.g., JTAG, GDB
• Familiarity with scripting languages e.g., Bash, Python
• Familiarity with SoC, FPGA devices
• Familiarity with hardware bring up
• Familiarity with tools: git, Jira, Jama
• Very collaborative with excellent communication skills and people skills
• Embedded Linux U-Boot/kernel development and customization
• Embedded Linux device driver development, optimizations, bug fixing, add new functionality including but not limited to Networking, I2C, SPI or in user space application level.
• Ability to independently read and understand electrical schematics
• Multi-threaded and multi-process architectures
• Must be able to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

Per applicable state requirements, the annual pay range for this position ($102,000 - $165,500) which consists of base salary (subject to performance), reflects the hiring range for candidates. Also note, an individual’s offer may vary from this range as it may be impacted by additional factors, including but not limited to the candidate's hiring location, qualifications, experience, and market factors.

Crestron Electronics offers a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, 401K with company match, Paid Time Off, Holidays, On-site Amenities at NJ Headquarters & TX Facilities, Crestron Market Cafes, and Fitness Centers.

At Crestron Electronics, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion drive innovation. Crestron’s success hinges on continuing to build a workforce of unique individuals whose passion inspires us to create and revolutionize industry-leading products and services. There will always be more to accomplish, and at Crestron, we believe the best way forward is together.

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Crestron Electronics Inc. - 22 Link Rockleigh, NJ, 22 Link Drive, Rockleigh, New Jersey, United States of America