Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer at Micron Technology
Boise, ID
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Jul 5, 2026
Boise, ID
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role sits within an internal equipment design team that builds custom semiconductor manufacturing tools from scratch. The work centers on writing and debugging firmware across bare-metal and embedded Linux environments, using C and C++, while working directly in a lab alongside electrical and mechanical engineers to bring up hardware and trace faults through schematics, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers. It suits engineers with hands-on hardware debug experience rather than those whose background is purely application or HAL-level software.
Mid level · 4+ years · Boise City, ID · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 50 people in the Boise City, ID area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 10–70
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $134,484 (middle half $102,189–$164,898).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The job profile is internally labeled 'Systems Software Engineer 4', but the posting title is 'Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer'. The actual requirements (4+ years, BS degree, independent contributor scope) support a Mid-level classification despite the Senior title.
Bash and Python appear in the Responsibilities section as part of the coding stack ('Develop in C, C++, Bash, and Python') but are explicitly listed under Preferred Qualifications — they are treated as preferred accordingly.
Lab equipment skills (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs) are listed under Minimum Qualifications and are treated as hard gates, reflecting the posting's strong emphasis on hands-on hardware debug as a core differentiator.
SMUs appear in the Responsibilities section narrative and again under Preferred Qualifications for programmatic interfacing; treated as preferred.
Agentic AI is listed under Minimum Qualifications but framed with 'Experience and/or interest in' — the 'interest in' qualifier makes this more of a soft gate; treated as preferred.
The role is based across Boise ID, San Jose CA, Penang Malaysia, and Hyderabad India. Boise is used as the primary CBSA given it is listed first and Micron's headquarters is there. No compensation figures were disclosed.
The alternative occupation code 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is noted as a runner-up given the specialized embedded/firmware nature of the role, though 15-1252 (Software Developers) is the best fit for a role that primarily writes and ships firmware code.
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