Embedded Software Engineer Resume Example

“Embedded software engineer with 6 years developing firmware and real-time systems for IoT devices and automotive platforms. Expert in C/C++ with deep knowledge of RTOS, bare-metal programming, and hardware-software co-design for resource-constrained environments.”

• Wrote firmware for a wearable health monitor that gets 14-day battery life through careful power management and sleep mode tuning
• Implemented the CAN Bus communication stack for an automotive ECU. Passed ISO 26262 ASIL-B functional safety certification
• Got device boot time from 8 seconds down to 1.2 seconds by stripping the Linux kernel config and reworking the init system
• Built the OTA firmware update system for 50,000+ deployed IoT sensors. Includes rollback and has a 99.98% success rate
• Ported FreeRTOS to a custom RISC-V SoC - wrote the interrupt handlers, DMA drivers, and hardware abstraction layer from scratch
• Responsible for board bring-up on 3 new hardware revisions. Debugged SPI, I2C, and UART communication issues with logic analyzers
• Worked with the hardware team to review schematics and validate signal integrity before PCB fabrication
• Wrote Python scripts for automated hardware-in-the-loop testing. Ran tests nightly against 10 devices on a test rack
• Maintained the build system for 4 firmware targets using CMake. Set up CI to cross-compile and run unit tests on every commit

Include these keywords in your resume to pass Applicant Tracking Systems.

• Certified Embedded Systems Engineer (CESE)
• ARM Accredited Engineer