Microsoft’s Xbox Hardware teams consist of diverse and exceptionally creative people who design, test, and manufacture some of the best-loved gaming and entertainment devices in the world. Our teams ship tens of millions of hardware products every year including the Xbox Series S, Series X, a full accessories lineup, and more. Microsoft is the destination for the brightest minds in consumer electronics design. Come join our team to deliver exciting new products to fans and customers worldwide!
The Xbox console & accessories development team is seeking a Firmware Engineer to contribute to embedded firmware development on existing and future products. The candidate will be eager to learn and will collaborate closely with the Xbox operating system team, electrical design team, silicon design teams, silicon development partners, design validation and test team, and manufacturing team to ensure all performance and quality metrics are met to deliver world-class consumer electronics. The candidate will be well-versed in one or more firmware development languages such as C, C++ and RUST. In addition to firmware development skills, the candidate should understand circuit design, timing analysis, device operation, power delivery and performance.
The candidate will demonstrate a solid understanding of core engineering principles, analytical processes, disciplined methodology, superior problem-solving skills, and a passion for developing technologies and products with a broad scope of impact. Experience should include contributions to designing firmware solutions for consumer electronic products or similar industries. Collaborative communication skills and a willingness to tackle big challenges. This candidate will contribute to all aspects of firmware development on existing Xbox console & accessories variants as well as future designs, and shall ensure a good customer experience from product inception through end-of-life.
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