Principal Embedded Software Engineer

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$111,944 national median

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+13.7% - Much faster than average

92% above the BLS national median for data and ml aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Data and ML aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

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About this role

Principal Embedded Software Engineer Scotts Valley, California, United States What to Expect Heron Power is a startup building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and cost-effective hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything. Our first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron's leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products. We believe no one person knows everything. We learn together, build together, and solve hard problems from first principles. You'll work in a fast-moving, deeply technical environment where ownership and impact are real. Job Overview As a Principal Embedded Software Engineer / Firmware Architect , you will own the technical vision and architecture for Heron's embedded firmware platform . You will define how our converters are operated and monitored at the device level - from microcontroller selection and RTOS architecture to resource management, safety infrastructure, and production firmware processes. This role blends deep hands-on engineering with system architecture and technical leadership. Why This Role Is Different This role owns the device brain . You'll architect the firmware platform that every Heron product is built on - shaping performance, reliability, maintainability and scaleability at the foundation - while partnering closely with controls and cloud engineers to deliver a complete solution. If you enjoy building robust embedded systems from the metal up and setting

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