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Embedded OS Software Engineering Developer (Zephyr RTOS)

at Intel

📍 US, Oregon, Hillsboro Hybrid 💰 $149K – $211K USD / year Posted March 21, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $149K – $211K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years 4+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
Category Software Engineering

About this role

This role involves developing and optimizing firmware for Intel's Zephyr RTOS in embedded systems, focusing on real-time latency, hardware abstraction, and industry standards. The engineer will collaborate with open-source communities and drive innovation in embedded OS development.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain embedded OS
  • Optimize firmware latency
  • Implement virtualization
  • Collaborate with open-source community
  • Enhance connectivity stacks

Technical Overview

The position requires expertise in embedded OS development, Zephyr RTOS, firmware performance tuning, virtualization, and connectivity stacks. The environment includes embedded hardware, debugging tools, and open-source collaboration.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced embedded software engineer with a strong background in Zephyr RTOS and firmware performance optimization. They should have solid skills in embedded control systems, virtualization, and connectivity stacks, with good collaboration and documentation habits.

Must-Have Skills

Embedded OS developmentZephyr RTOSFirmware performance optimizationSoftware developmentHardware abstraction layers

Nice-to-Have Skills

Open-source community collaborationIndustry standards alignmentVirtualization in embedded systemsConnectivity stacks

Tools & Platforms

Zephyr RTOSEmbedded development environmentsDebugging tools

Required Skills

embedded oszephyr rtosreal-time operating systemsfirmware performanceembedded control systemsvirtualizationconnectivity stackspower managementperformance optimizationembedded software

Hard Skills

Embedded OSZephyr RTOSReal-time operating systemsFirmware performanceSoftware developmentEmbedded control systemsVirtualizationConnectivity stacksPower managementPerformance optimization

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingDisciplineDocumentation

Industry & Role

Industry Semiconductors / Technology
Job Function Embedded OS and firmware development
Role Subtype Embedded Software Developer
Tech Domains Zephyr RTOS, Embedded Control Systems, Debugging Tools

Keywords for Your Resume

embedded oszephyr rtosreal-time operating systemsfirmware performanceembedded control systemsvirtualizationconnectivity stackspower managementperformance optimizationembedded software developmenthardware abstraction layersopen-source collaborationindustry standardsdebugging toolsembedded firmwareembedded softwarehardware abstraction

Deal Breakers

Lack of Zephyr RTOS experience, No embedded control systems background, Insufficient firmware development experience

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