Embedded software engineer Jobs in Austin, TX

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Requisition ID: 79043

Description

We are seeking a highly capable Staff Software Engineer to lead development of Windows-based software tools used to evaluate, configure, tune, debug, and demonstrate advanced automotive infotainment radio and audio solutions. This role is centered on C# / .NET / WPF desktop application development and operates at the intersection of embedded systems, customer enablement, and product bring-up.

The engineer in this role will own and evolve user-facing tools such as our Advanced Audio GUI and related system-configuration/tooling flows that support Si479xx, Si469xx, and next-generation automotive radio and audio platforms. The role is critical because this engineer is often among the first to build a real-time operational software environment around new firmware and hardware, enabling both internal teams and external customers to use new capabilities quickly and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, maintenance, and release of Windows desktop GUI tools using C#, .NET, and WPF.
• Develop and support tools used for initialization, configuration, tuning, visualization, export, automation, and debug of embedded automotive radio/audio products.
• Support both legacy platforms (including Si479xx and Si469xx families) and new hardware/software platforms requiring significant tool evolution.
• Translate embedded firmware and hardware capability into usable customer and internal workflows, including support for:
  • AM/FM/HD Radio/DAB and related digital-radio features
  • Audio post-processing and audio-topology configuration
  • System configuration and flexible hardware definitions
  • Import/export/state-management artifacts used in customer systems
• Work closely with firmware, DSP, validation, hardware, applications, and product-line teams to align tools with evolving APIs, product roadmaps, and customer priorities.
• Support customer-facing workflows such as evaluation, tuning, field-test support, debug, demos, and issue isolation.
• Contribute to release planning, documentation, Confluence/Jira workflows, issue triage, and technical backlog prioritization.
• Help define tools strategy for next-generation platforms, including how new hardware and firmware should be exposed through GUI and configuration environments.

Required Experience and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• 6+ years of directly relevant experience in software engineering, applications engineering, or technical tools development.
• Strong hands-on experience with:
  • C#
  • .NET
  • WPF
  • Windows desktop application development
• Strong understanding of object-oriented software design, maintainable architecture, and debugging in complex codebases.
• Experience developing software that interfaces with embedded hardware or firmware.
• Ability to troubleshoot across the full stack: application software, APIs, embedded behavior, board/hardware interactions, and customer workflows.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with customers and cross-functional internal teams.
• Experience working in fast-moving environments where firmware, APIs, and system requirements evolve over time.

Desired Experience and Skills

• Experience with WPF/MVVM, multithreaded applications, async patterns, and complex UI/workflow design.
• Background in automotive infotainment, radio management, digital radio, or audio processing systems (not required).
• Familiarity with one or more of the following:
  • AM/FM/HD Radio/DAB/DRM/CDR
  • Audio DSP concepts and audio-topology tools
  • Embedded ARM-based systems
  • Hardware communication/control paths such as SPI/I2C/UART or similar
  • Configuration/export file formats and tooling pipelines
  • Test-equipment control or lab automation
  • Installer/build/release workflows for Windows applications
  • Jira and Confluence
• Experience working with customer evaluation platforms, demo systems, or development/support tools for embedded products.
• The ideal candidate:
  • Can move comfortably between desktop GUI engineering and embedded system understanding.
  • Enjoys transforming early firmware or hardware capability into a polished, usable tool experience.
  • Is practical, structured, and detail-oriented, but also responsive to customer urgency.
  • Can balance sustaining legacy products with building tools for next-generation platforms.
  • Produces clear documentation, usable workflows, and dependable releases—not just source code.

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The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is currently USD $108,700 - $226,800 per year. Starting base pay will depend on relevant experience and skills, training and education, business needs, market demands, the ultimate job duties and requirements, and work location. Skyworks has different base pay ranges for different work locations in the U.S. Benefits include access to healthcare benefits (including a premium-free medical plan option), a 401(k) plan and company match, an employee stock purchase plan, paid time off (including vacation, sick/wellness, parental leave), among others. Employees are eligible to participate in an incentive plan, and certain roles are also eligible for additional awards, including recognition and stock. These incentives and awards are based on individual and/or company performance.

Skyworks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Skyworks strives to create an accessible workplace; if you need an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@skyworksinc.com.