Staff Embedded GPU Software Engineer

At Ambiq, we design ultra-low-power MCUs and Edge AI SoCs that enable real-time intelligence directly on device.

We’re expanding our Austin engineering team and hiring a Staff Embedded Graphics Software Engineer to lead the development of the graphics software stack for our current and next-generation MCU platforms.

This is not a UI role.
This is embedded GPU integration, HAL design, and silicon bring-up — at the hardware/software boundary.

You’ll shape how graphics capabilities are exposed, optimized, validated, and shipped on real silicon.

As a Staff engineer, you will:

• Define and evolve the GPU Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) for Ambiq MCUs

• Architect and implement the graphics API and underlying graphics software stack

• Lead design and maintenance of GPU and Display HAL layers across product generations

• Extend the AmbiqSuite SDK to support new MCU family members

• Develop example applications and validation test cases that demonstrate real-world graphics performance

• Drive GPU-focused pre-silicon verification (FPGA platforms)

• Lead post-silicon bring-up, system validation, and hardware/software debugging

• Partner with architecture, SoC design, DV, validation, and field teams to resolve complex system issues

This role operates at the intersection of silicon design and embedded software — with direct influence on shipped products.

You’ll work closely with:

• The MCU SoC design team in Austin

• Software architects defining next-generation graphics capabilities

• Global MCU software teams

• Validation and field engineering

This is hands-on engineering in a lab environment — oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, FPGA platforms, and real hardware.

We are onsite in Austin because deep hardware/software collaboration matters.

• MS in ECE or Computer Science with 6+ years of experience
  or BS with 8+ years of relevant experience

• Strong experience with embedded GPU IP and the full graphics pipeline

• Hands-on experience building GPU HAL and embedded graphics stacks

• Deep experience with OpenGL ES or comparable 3D graphics APIs

• Experience with embedded graphics frameworks (e.g., LVGL)

• Experience with embedded display interfaces (MIPI DSI, DBI, DPI, Memory-In-Pixel)

• Strong knowledge of ARM architecture (Cortex-M preferred)

• Experience developing embedded MCU software in C (assembly a plus)

• Strong RTOS fundamentals (Zephyr, FreeRTOS preferred)

• Comfortable working in a lab environment using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and hardware debugging tools

• Vector graphics acceleration or related libraries

• Pre-silicon verification and FPGA platform bring-up

• Post-silicon debugging and system validation

• Experience supporting internal validation teams and external customers

• Direct influence on graphics architecture for ultra-low-power MCUs

• Close collaboration with silicon design teams

• Ownership across pre-silicon and post-silicon lifecycle

• High-impact role within a growing Austin-based engineering organization

• Opportunity to shape graphics capabilities for next-generation Edge AI-enabled devices

This is a Staff-level role for engineers who want architectural influence — not just feature implementation.

If you’re interested in building graphics systems that run efficiently on constrained embedded hardware — and want direct impact on silicon — we’d love to connect.

Austin, TX — Onsite 5 days per week
Must be authorized to work in the United States. We do not sponsor or transfer visas for this role.