Remote Firmware Intern

Summary

Join Samsara's team as a Firmware Engineering Intern-MCU and contribute to the development of software that runs on millions of devices, deployed by industrial and enterprise customers. As part of this role, you will collaborate with other firmware engineers, bring up new hardware platforms, implement peripheral drivers, and design protocols to optimize energy consumption.

Requirements

• Enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field with a graduation timeline of May-June 2026
• Must have solid C programming skills
• Familiarity with embedded programming concepts
• Prior experience with MCU development environments and tools (Segger J-Link, GCC)
• Experience working in bare metal and RTOS-based systems such as Zephyr and/or FreeRTOS
• Experience in one or more core technologies such as BLE, GPS, LTE and CAN
• Strong problem-solving skills and an analytical mindset to debug and optimize code

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other firmware engineers on the team to design, develop, and maintain embedded software for our gateway and sensor products
• Bring up new hardware platforms: configuring I/O, debugging interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, and ADC, testing connectivity, validating design and debugging system initialization
• Implement peripheral drivers, secure bootloaders and device firmware updates, and core management layers (power manager, connectivity manager, etc)
• Design protocols and implement efficient hardware management to optimize energy consumption of battery-powered sensors and gateways
• Work cross-functionally with different stakeholders across product, full-stack, and quality teams to deliver reliable high-quality embedded software
• Gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced and innovative environment
• Get valuable mentorship and guidance from experienced firmware engineers
• Be exposed to the entire product development lifecycle, from concept to deployment

Benefits

Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, Samsara for Good charity fund, and much, much more