Staff Embedded Software Engineer (f/m/div)

Job Overview

As a Staff Embedded Software Engineer in our Research & Development team, you'll have the opportunity to merge creativity with your technical expertise by shaping the future of technology, driving groundbreaking projects, and bringing new ideas to life.

Responsibilities

• Drive embedded software development projects with a strong focus on quality, time‑to‑market and technology trend
• Collaborate closely with Business Lines and adjacent domains like system and application engineering
• Design and develop embedded software in the field of embedded systems, prototyping software ecosystems and robotic systems
• Proactively contribute to the strategy for technology trends in the areas of embedded software and prototyping ecosystems
• Effectively capture, analyze and understand requirements and break down into structured work packages
• Align with internal and external stakeholders and represent Infineon on events like trade fairs and university fairs
• Support and facilitate mentorship and coaching of embedded software (junior) experts (exchange, peer review, sparring partner) to develop leadership skills

Qualifications

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science or a comparable discipline; PhD would be a plus
• At least 5 years of professional experience in embedded software design and development preferred in semiconductor industry and in the field of robotics, with strong proficiency in C, C++ and Python
• Professional experience in ROS 2 and micro‑ROS, as well as in micro‑ROS enablement and in simulation tools (Isaac Sim, MuJoCo)
• Professional experience with embedded system development flow and tools (Git, build system, GitLab, etc.), as well as with RTOS (Zephyr, FreeRTOS)
• Excellent knowledge of MCU architecture/operation (interrupts, IPC, etc.) and communication peripherals (Ethernet, CAN, UART, SPI, etc.); experience with ARM Cortex, TriCore and/or RISC‑V architecture would be a plus
• Excellent knowledge of kinematics, sensor fusion, and control systems in the field of robotics would be a plus
• Fluency in English is mandatory; German is a plus

Additional Information

• Subject to meeting all job requirements, belonging to protected categories under Law 68/99 will be considered a preferential requirement.
• Although experience is desired, we welcome applications from junior candidates as we have a team ready to support your development.