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Combining startup agility with HP’s global scale, we’re building intelligent technologies that redefine how the world works, creates, and collaborates.\nWe’re assembling a diverse, world-class team-engineers, designers, researchers, and product minds-focused on creating an intelligent ecosystem across HP’s portfolio. Together, we’re developing intuitive, adaptive solutions that spark creativity, boost productivity, and make collaboration seamless.\nWe create breakthrough solutions that make complex tasks feel effortless, teamwork more natural, and ideas more impactful-always with a human-centric mindset.\nBy embedding AI advancements into every HP product and service, we’re expanding what’s possible for individuals, organisations, and the future of work.\nJoin us as we reinvent work, so people everywhere can do their best work.\nAbout The Role\nHP IQ's Connectivity team is seeking an Embedded Firmware Engineer with strong hands-on experience across RTOS and embedded Linux platforms. You'll bring up new hardware, develop and support firmware across core device subsystems, and help scale products from prototype to fleet deployment. A key part of this role is enabling on-device intelligence - bringing AI models, sensing algorithms, and local processing to lightweight, power-constrained devices at the edge.\nWhat You Might Do\nDesign, develop, and debug firmware across RTOS and embedded Linux platforms.\nLead hardware bring-up - board bring-up, driver integration, and firmware support through to production.\nDevelop and maintain firmware for subsystems such as connectivity, power and other sensors.\nIntegrate lightweight model inference and sensing/proximity algorithms within tight compute, memory, and power budgets.\nSupport fleet-scale deployment: OTA updates, field diagnostics, and post-launch sustainment.\nCollaborate with hardware, systems, and QA teams to troubleshoot system-level issues and drive root-cause fixes to closure.\nEssential Qualifications\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.\n5+ years of embedded firmware development experience spanning RTOS and embedded Linux.\nStrong C/C++ programming skills with solid grounding in embedded fundamentals (drivers, interrupts, memory/power constraints, bootloaders).\nBoard-level debugging experience using tools such as JTAG, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.\nFamiliarity with OTA update mechanisms, field telemetry, and firmware versioning.\nAbility to work independently across hardware/software boundaries and communicate findings clearly to partners and leadership.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience running AI/ML inference on resource-constrained devices (quantized models, on-device runtimes).\nBackground in sensor fusion or proximity/localization algorithms.\nExperience working directly with silicon vendors on bring-up and optimization.\nFamiliarity with low-power design and battery-constrained firmware architecture.\nSalary Range: $140,000 - $225,000\nCompensation & Benefits (Full-Time Employees)\n\nThe salary range for this role is listed above. Final salary offered is based upon multiple factors including individual job-related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge and skills.\nAt HP IQ, we offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including:\nHealth insurance\nDental insurance\nVision insurance\nLong term/short term disability insurance\nEmployee assistance program\nFlexible spending account\nLife insurance\nGenerous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure\n11 paid holidays\nAdditional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)\n\nWhy HP IQ?\nHP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab, building the intelligence to empower humanity-reimagining how we work, create, and connect to shape the future of work.\nInnovative Work Help shape the future of intelligent computing and workplace transformation.\n\nAutonomy and Agility Work with the speed and focus of a startup, backed by HP’s scale.\n\nMeaningful Impact Build AI-powered solutions that help people and organisations thrive.\n\nFlexible Work Environment Freedom and flexibility to do your best work.\n\nForward-Thinking Culture We learn fast, stay future-focused, and imagine what comes next-together.\n\nEqual Opportunity Employer (EEO) Statement\nHP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).\nPlease be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. 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