Firmware Software Engineer - Wireless Wearable- San Jose

Responsibilities

About team:
PICO is a leading VR/AR platform with independent innovation and R&D capabilities, focusing on VR all-in-one technology. PICO is committed to offering immersive and interactive VR experiences to our customers, including providing tailor-made solutions for our enterprise clients in the fields of education and healthcare.

Responsibilities
- Take ownership of system firmware development on futuristic XR prototypes including AR glasses and more AI wearables in the product incubation team.
- Deliver end-to-end wireless firmware development including but not limited to BT, BLE, WiFI firmwares.
- Develop robust processes for validating wireless power consumption, reliability and performance. Collaborate with Antenna, EE, ME and SoC vendors to troubleshoot hardware and firmware issues.
- Collaborate in a team environment across multiple product focused, research, and engineering disciplines, making the architectural tradeoffs required to rapidly deliver wireless firmware prototypes.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- M.S. or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science.
- 5+ years industrial experience in professional RTOS firmware development.
- 3+ years firmware development experience for wireless applications using BT, BLE and WiFi.
- 3+ years experience in wireless connectivity protocols, profiles, limits and power saving schemes.

Preferred Qualifications
- Familiar with AI on any RTOS system is preferred.
- Familiar with firmware development on FPGA is preferred.
- Familiar with UI frameworks like LVGL on RTOS is preferred.
- Familiar with wireless camera and video streaming applications on RTOS system is preferred.
- Familiar with iOS and Android software development is preferred.

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $194000 - $400000 annually.​

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.​

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).​

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.​

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:​

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:​

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;​

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and​

3. Exercising sound judgment.​

Founded in April 2015, Pico is a VR company committed to developing immersive and interactive VR experiences for people around the world. Pico also provides tailor-made solutions for our enterprise clients in the fields of education and healthcare.​

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