Senior Principal Embedded Engineer

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field.
• Experience: Typically 12+ years of experience in embedded systems engineering with demonstrated technical leadership.
• Deep expertise in:
• PCB design (high-speed digital, mixed-signal, RF, and power electronics)
• Signal integrity, EMI/EMC, and robust hardware design practices
• Strong embedded firmware experience in C/C++, with exposure to RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, RTX) and/or embedded Linux.
• Extensive experience with microcontrollers and embedded platforms (ARM Cortex, STM32, NXP, TI, Silicon Labs, etc.).
• Strong working knowledge of communication protocols, including SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, USB, and wireless interfaces.
• Experience with version control systems (Git) and modern collaborative development workflows.
• Proven experience implementing unit testing, automated testing, and CI/CD workflows.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex products from concept through production and field support.
• Strong expertise in debugging and root-cause analysis using lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers).
• Excellent communication skills with experience working in customer-facing or cross-functional environments.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee of granted asylum

Additional Information

Xcimer Energy leverages decades of research on Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) combined with groundbreaking new laser architecture. Our mission is to deploy fusion power plants to meet global decarbonization goals as fast as possible. Xcimer has assembled a team of leaders in tough tech, fusion science, and manufacturing with a track record of rapid execution. Supported by leading investors, Xcimer is uniquely positioned to deliver limitless, clean, fusion power to combat climate change. Join us in powering a better world with inertial fusion! As a Sr. Principal Embedded Engineer , you will act as a technical authority and engineering leader, responsible for architecting and delivering complex embedded systems across a diverse range of applications. This role combines deep technical execution with strategic leadership, including shaping technical direction, mentoring engineers, and driving system-level decisions across the full product lifecycle from concept development through production and sustainment.

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